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=Condition List=

Here are some potential questions you may be asked concerning the conditions below. Links will be added once a page for the question has been written. toc

[|Conditions and their Treatments]: a link to an article listing all the conditions covered in AP301, and their treatment An [|AP400 version] is also in the works

Here's a quick link to all the Pharmacy Practice Scenarios

Allergic Rhinitis
- oral antihistamines (sedating and less sedating), antihistamine eyedrops, intra-nasal corticosteroids - woman with acute hayfever symptoms - symptoms of cold actually hayfever - hayfever and asthma - man asks for eyedrops (but also has nasal symptoms)

Anxiety
- benzodiazepines

Asthma
- ventolin + flixotide - what to do in a severe attack (how to recognise) - enquiring about spacers - what to do about cats - smoking - steroids and growth stunts - asthma action plan and the 4x4x4 - how to use and clean puffers and spacers - dry cough in an asthmatic - hayfever and asthma

Bipolar Disorder
- lithium

Contraception
- managing common problems associated with COCs - emergency contraception

Cough
- pholocodine linctus - dry cough in an asthmatic - dry cough progressing to productive cough - dry cough (but taking benzodiazepine)

COPD
- spiriva

Depression
- TCAs, SSRIs, venlafaxine, mirtazapine, MAOIs (selective and non-selective) - regular customer who declines to wait for prescriptions - patient prescribed olanzapine for depression

Diabetes
- protaphane insulin, actrapid insulin, accutrend glucose strips - 'hypos' - how to recognise and how to treat - smoking - alcohol - control of other co-morbidities (hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, osteoarthritis, reflux) - prevention of diabetes complications - what to do when ill - self-monitoring

Dyspepsia
- antacids, proton pump inhibitors, H2-antagonists - heartburn from night of drinking - heartburn in elderly (actually heart attack) - woman asking for gaviscon (recently injured)

Emergency Contraception
- levonorgestrel, copper IUD

Gastroenteritis
- oral rehydration therapy - man requesting ORT for youngest child

Headache and Migraine
- paracetamol, triptans, ergotamine - headache: questions to ask - migraine (stress and OCP) - medication-overuse headache

Headlice and Scabies
- permethrin cream, pyrethrins with piperonyl butoxide, benzyl benzoate - headlice in 10yr old child - scabies rash on torso - itching actually due to permethrin treatment

Hypertension
- ramipril + hydrochlorothiazide - blood pressure monitors - worried about cholesterol measurement - asking about celebrex ('triple whammy') - heartburn (actually heart attack)

Injury
- how to treat an injury - dealing with a sports injury - injury in man suffering osteoarthritis (taking diclofenac but requests diclofenac gel) - injury in man playing sport (currently at the bar celebrating) - woman asking for gaviscon (recently injured)

Insomnia
- benzodiazepines

Ischaemic Heart Disease
- __ patient taking diltiazem, isosorbide mononitrate and GTN __

Osteoarthritis
- paracetamol SR, glucosamine/chondroitin cream, diclofenac gel - how to reduce symptoms? - how to treat an injury - injury in man suffering osteoarthritis (taking diclofenac but requests diclofenac gel) - types of exercise? - evidence for glucosamine/chondroitin cream?

Psychiatric Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Thrush
- clotrimazole, fluconazole - thrush in pregnancy

Urinary Tract Infections
- trimethoprim, cephalexin, urine alkalinising agents - cystitis - diarrhoea/rash from antibiotic treatment

Weight Management
- sibutramine, orlistat, rimonabant - diabetic patient taking both Atenolol and Metformin