What is it about?
This article includes a short introduction on the treatment of bipolar affective disorder and then follows with a case study. Questions are asked which will test your ability to calculate drug doses in this clinical area.
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Why is it important?
Drug calculation errors can lead to medication safety incidents. Practising calculations will ensure practitioners, prescribes or not, are competent in this area.
Perspectives
As a pharmacist involved in education, I am keen to ensure other practitioners have the right skills to uphold patient safety. With a number of years experience in mental health, I have included calculations that you will come across day-to-day.
Mr Nahim I Khan
University of Chester
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This page is a summary of: Calculating lithium doses in mental health, Nurse Prescribing, March 2015, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/npre.2015.13.3.118.
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