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PTCE - Medications - Section 1.5

Recognise common or severe medication side effects, adverse effects, and allergies.

Recognise common and severe adverse drug events and differentiate them from predictable dose-related side effects and true drug allergies. Apply pharmacovigilance principles to identify which reactions warrant immediate pharmacist review or patient escalation.

Adverse drug eventSide effectDrug allergyPharmacovigilance

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Identify generic names, brand names, and classifications of medications.Section 1.1
Recognise and manage therapeutic duplications in medication regimens.Section 1.2
Identify common or life-threatening drug interactions and contraindications, including drug-drug, drug-dietary supplement, drug-laboratory, drug-nutrient, and drug-disease interactions.Section 1.3
Apply knowledge of strengths and doses, dosage forms, routes of administration, special handling and administration instructions, and duration of drug therapy. (Calculation-based.)Section 1.4
State the therapeutic indications of medications.Section 1.6
Apply drug stability requirements for oral suspensions, insulins, reconstitutables, injectables, and vaccinations. (Calculation-based.)Section 1.7
Apply proper medication storage requirements including temperature ranges, light sensitivity, and restricted access.Section 1.8

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