Drugs for PLAB 2 Prescriptions - Rups’ Cheat Sheet

Sr. No Drug Pg No Route Dose Frequency Important Information

1 Clarithromycin - CAP 591 PO 500 mg BD x 7 days Stop statins for the duration of Clarithromycin
Do not prescribe if the patient is allergic to Azithromycin
Cefalexin PO 500 mg BD x 7 days

2 Doxycycline - COPD 623 PO 200 mg OD x 1 day If Q asks to prescribe a maintenance dose, only give 100
100 mg OD x 4 days mg OD for 4 days
Total 5 days

3a Apixaban - PE/DVT 137 PO 10 mg BD x 7 days Do not prescribe Aspirin as it will increase the risk of
Treatment 5 mg BD x 6 months bleeding.

3b Apixaban - Stroke 137 PO 5 mg BD

Prophylaxis/AF 2.5 mg BD Half the dose is to be given if 2 of the following criteria
are met
Age > 80 years
Weight < 60 kg
Sr. Creat > 133 micromol/litre
Or
Creatinine clearance 15-29 mL/min

4 Atenolol 169 PO 50mg OD If eGFR 15-35 ml/min/1.73m2

25mg OD If eGFR <15 ml/min/1.73m2

5 Rivaroxaban - DVT 141 PO 15 mg BD x 21 days Take with food 16/5-29/5-5/6

Treatment 20 mg OD x 6 months Do not prescribe Aspirin with it

6 Alendronate 737 PO 70 mg Once a week

7 Vancomycin - MSRA 587 IV As per chart Check levels on the 2nd day. Loading + Maintenance
Dose

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 Sr. No Drug Pg No Route Dose Frequency Important Information

8 Dexamethasone - 752 IM 12 mg 24 hours apart

PROM

9 Lithium 389 PO 800 mg OD Do not prescribe NSAIDs and Tramadol

Do not prescribe Salbutamol/Salmetarol

10 Morphine - Palliative 500 SC 2.5 - 5 mg PRN In palliative care patients, do not give oral medications
and do not give regular medications. Only PRN drugs.

SC 30mg Via Syringe If an infusion chart is given, write in that. Or write in

Driver regular medicine with a clock circle around
Morn-Aft-Even-Bed
SC 1/6th total Breakthrough
dose PRN

11 Nitrofurantoin - UTI 651 PO 50 mg QID x 3 days Do not prescribe if low GFR (<45). Give Trimethoprim
QID x 7 days instead
(in men +
preggos)

12 Trimethoprim - UTI 633 PO 200 mg BD x 7 days

13 Oxygen 265

14 Methotrexate 1001 PO 7.5 mg Once a week Do not give Methotrexate with antibiotics
Do not give folic acid on the same day as Methotrexate

15 Metronidazole - Cellulitis 597 IV 500 mg 8 hourly

PO 400 mg TDS x 5-7
days
Quinsy PO 100 mg
12 hourly 3-7
IV 7.5mg/kg days
8 hourly

16 Co-Trimoxazole - 620 IV 960 mg 12 hourly

Cellulitis PO 960 mg BD x 7 days
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 Sr. No Drug Pg No Route Dose Frequency Important Information

17 Gentamycin 567 5-7 mg/kg OD Review after 2 days

18 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 603 PO 500 mg BD For 6-11 year-old child

- Quinsy
Benzylpenicillin Na IV 25mg/kg QID

19 IV fluids IV Adults (Maintenance)

Weight x 30 mg/kg, 1L bags for Harman’s solution,
500ml NS Alternate with Dextrose 5%

Children (Maintenance)
First 10 kg = 4 ml/kg/hr
Next 10 kg = 2 ml/kg/hr
Next kgs = 1 ml/kg/hr

20 Meropenem - Acute IV 500 mg TDS x 5 days If an allergy to Penicillin, it can be given

Pancreatitis
If anaphylaxis to Penicillin, give Gentamycin 1.5mg/kg
Pre-operative Patient IVsingle dose

Tips:
1. Please verify the dosages and page numbers with the newest edition of the BNF
2. Open the BNF in the station to the page of the drug if possible.
3. Practise all prescriptions at least twice to build speed and confidence.
4. This is a constantly updating list and do get in touch with me on instagram if you need me to add more drugs from recent stations!

Charts:
1. Prescription Chart PDF:
https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/form---assess-dev---sample-prescription-chart---dc12419_pdf-81193053.pdf
2. Fluid Chart (Child) PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10kxOx4CrucrCtssO3mARdj56PXg6Fh4x/view?usp=drive_link
3. Obstetric thromboprophylaxis risk assessment and management Chart PDF:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng89/resources/royal-college-of-obstetricians-and-gynaecologists-risk-assessment-tool-pdf-4787150509
4. IV Fluid & SC infusion Chart PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NjL_xTdMwXrmiGaUJ1XZV4EI7rwe4nZB/view?usp=drive_link

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