Pro Forma for Drugs Availability for Sessional Doctors

Drugs entered early in the proforma are not repeated at relevant sections later in the table.

Drugs / Available in Bag / Comment on how you ensure that you have access to the drugs you needin order to be able to deliver an appropriate standard of care at where you work
Absolute Emergencies
Oxygen with a 15 litres/min valve
(With adult + child size masks)
Saline (0.9% solution) for injection 500ml
Pain
Diamorphine vials (5 or 10mg)
Morphine vials (10mg)
Diclofenac (75mg/3ml vials)
Dihydrocodeine (30mg tabs) or alternative
Paracetamol (120mg/5ml suspension)
Ibuprofen (100mg/5ml suspension)
Naloxone (400mg/ml vial)
Diazepam (5mg tablets)
Vomiting
Cyclizine (50mg/ml vial)
Prochlorperazine (12.5mg/ml vial/ 5mg tablet, 3mg sublingual)
Metoclopramide (5mg/ml vial, 10mg tablets)
Haloperidol (5mg/ml vial)
Psychiatric Emergencies
Chlorpromazine (25mg/ml vial, 25mg tablets)
Haloperidol 5mg/ml vial, 1.5mg tablet/ suspension)
Diazepam 5mg or Lorazepam 1mg tablets (if you wish to use parenteral diazepam consider also carrying Flumazenil)
Infection
Benzylpenicillin (600mg vials) + water
Cefotaxime (1g vials) + water
Cloramphenicol vials (1g vials) + water
Other antibiotics depending on situation and local formulary
Drugs / Available in Bag / Comment on how you ensure that you have access to the drugs you needin order to be able to deliver an appropriate standard of care at where you work
Hypoglycaemia
Glucose (hypostop/ 50% solution with large needle)
Glucagon (1mg/ml
injection)
Convulsions
Diazepam 5mg/ml, 2ml vials/ Lorazepam (4mg/ml) Diazemuls/ Diazepam solution for rectal administration)
Bleeding / Risk of Bleeding
Syntometrine (ergometrine maleate 500micrograms plus oxytocin 5u.ml vials)
Vitamin K according to local protocol
Allergic Reactions
Epinephrine 1mg/ml vials / Minjet (1:1000) (plus insulin syringes)
Hydrocortisone (100mg vials)
Chlorpheniramine (10mg/ml vials)
Myocardial Infarction
Aspirin (300mg tablets)
Glyceryl trinitrate aerosol spray
Atropine (600microgram/ml vials)
Fibrinolytic drugs according to local arrangements
Left Ventricular Failure
Furosemide (10mg/ml vials)
Dehydration
Compound sodium chloride and glucose powder
Drugs / Available in Practice / Comment on how you ensure that you have access to the drugs you needin order to be able to deliver an appropriate standard of care at where you work
Asthma
Salbutamol (2.5mg nebules)
Ipratropium (250microgram nebules)
Prednisolone (5mg tablets)
Venous Thromboembolism
LMW Heparin according to local protocol
Injury
Tetanus containing vaccine
Others
Comment on how in-date supplies are maintained in your situation
Comment on how vaccine storage is monitored in your situation
Additional Comments
Areas where change is needed
Learning needs identified

For further information see:

Drugs for the doctor’s bag: 1- Adults, Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, September 2005. 43(9) ( You will need a BMJ log-in to access this)

Drugs for the doctor’s bag: 2- Children, Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, November 2005. 43(11). ( You will need a BMJ log-in to access this)

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