Published: December 2010
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Test your knowledge - end of year Prescriber Update Quiz
Prescriber Update 31(4): 35
December 2010
- Why was dextropropoxyphene withdrawn in New Zealand?
- Name five medicines used in New Zealand that are commonly associated with photosensitivity reactions.
- What precautions need to be considered when switching brands of fentanyl patches?
- On 1 December 2010, ketamine was reclassified to:
- Prescription Medicine
- Class C(4) Controlled drug
- Class A Controlled Drug
- General Sales Medicine
- Tramadol has been associated with cases of serotonin syndrome. True or False.
- Name the medicine that has been associated with cases of male breast cancer this year.
- How should the interaction between sodium valproate and the carbapenems be managed?
- What is the difference between acitretin and isotretinoin?
- Name three non-cardiac medicines that are associated with QT prolongation.
- Omeprazole datasheets are being updated to include information about what type of electrolyte disturbance?
Answers to the quiz are available at: www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/QuizDec2010.htm