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| Not OTC - requires an authorized Rx |
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| A "Scheduled substance" is the same thing as a "________ substance" |
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| What level of scheduled drug can you get OTC? What level can ODs not prescribe? |
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OTC = Schedule V
No Rx = Schedule I |
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| What is the greatest cause for successful malpractice lawsuits directed against optometrists? |
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| Failure to document things that have been said to patients (eg. dilation effects) |
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| How many drops should you get out of each ml of opfthalmic solution? |
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| Write a Rx for thirty 50mg tablets of doxycycline to take po bid with food. Be sure to invent the rest of the information you need to have filled in. |
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| How many drops should you get out of a 5 ml bottle of ophthalamic solution? |
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| At ~30 drops/ml, ~150 drops |
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| A patient who uses drops twice a day in both eyes will go through approx how much of their prescribed ophthaghlmic solution every month? |
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~ 4 ml
Bid OU = 4 drops / day
x 30 days / month = 120 drops / month
x 1 ml / 30 drops = 4 ml / month |
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Rx-Writing!
27 yo Patient A has a bacterial infection of his upper eyelids. You want to precribe a half-inch strip of erythromycin ophthalllmic 0.5% ointment to the upper eyelids 4x/day for a week. The ointment typically comes in 3.5 g tubes. |
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| What do most ointments have in common (aside from viscosity, Scott and/or Chad...)? |
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| Most ointments you give patients are preservative-free. Note: that usually necessitates separate vials per dose. |
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