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A middle-aged woman presents a new prescription for her husband to your
pharmacy for enoxaparin (Lovenox) 240 mg subcutaneously once daily for 7 days
for deep venous thrombosis. The patient's weight is 150 kg. What is the most
appropriate action for dispensing the medication?
A. Dispense 21-80 mg syringes with instructions to inject three 80 mg syringes
daily.
B. Repackage the dose in one syringe and dispense seven syringes.
C. Call the prescriber and recommend changing the dose to 150 mg twice daily.
, D. Call the prescriber and recommend changing the dose to 200 mg daily. -
✔✔Call the prescriber and recommend changing the dose to 150 mg twice daily.
KP is 72-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department and reports
hematuria for the past 2 days. The patient's INR is found to be 7.2 and KP reports
she may have accidentally taken old 10 mg warfarin tablets instead of her
currently prescribed 5 mg tablets for the past week. Which of the following
agents would be the most appropriate reversal agent to be used in the case of
warfarin overdose?
A. Phenprocoumon
B. Protamine sulfate
C. Vitamin K
D. Ipecac syrup - ✔✔Vitamin K
Which medication would result in a major drug interaction if used
concurrently with warfarin?
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