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1. Your eye becomes red and irritated and you think you have conjunctivitis. Which SINGLE one of the following statements is most appropriate?
A. Write yourself a prescription to take to the pharmacy after work.
B. Make an appointment to see your own GP.
C. Ask your trainer to write you a prescription.
2. Last thing on a busy Friday evening the practice nurse asks you to write out a prescription for diazepam for Mr Johnson. Which is the SINGLE MOST appropriate response?
A. Sign a blank prescription form for the nurse to fill in the details.
B. Write a prescription immediately.
C. Check Mr Johnson’s notes, and possibly see him yourself, before prescribing.
3. A patient comes into the surgery and requests that you prescribe them a drug they have seen on the internet. It is not licensed in the UK. What is the SINGLE most appropriate response?
A. Refuse immediately, recording the reasons why in the patient’s notes.
B. You can prescribe unlicensed medicines, but you must be satisfied that there is no alternative, licensed medicine to meet the patient’s needs.
C. Report the matter to the GMC.
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