Legislation December 2017
Get closer to your goal of passing the pharmacy legislation exam with this past paper tutorial. This exam had a 39% pass rate! This tutorial gives an in-depth and broad overview of key Hong Kong pharmacy legislation topics.
This specific paper is a great review of the following:
- Drug scheduling (many P1 drugs and codeine combination product)
- Antibiotic ordinance, sale, supply, and record-keeping requirements
- Wholesale dealing, definition, who can supply, and importing of pharmaceutical products
- Labelling requirements for medicine
- Dangerous drugs and prescribed hospital, definitions and storage, supply and record keeping requirements.
Your Instructor
Joe Blais is an experienced clinical pharmacist who has successfully tackled several pharmacy exams. In December 2016, Joe wrote all three Hong Kong registration exams and successfully passed each exam on his first attempt. An impressive accomplishment since the pharmacology exam only had a 10% pass rate.
He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, and a registered pharmacist in Canada and Hong Kong. Joe has reviewed continuing education programs for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and was a pharmacist assessor for the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada exams. As an honorary tutor at the University of Hong Kong, he assists with the teaching and assessment of undergraduate and master of clinical pharmacy students.
Through integrating his clinical expertise and teaching experience, Joe provides concise, yet detailed tactical explanations to each exam question. Because he has lived through the challenges of the Hong Kong registration exams, he is committed to each student’s success, and is excited to contribute as a teacher at the school.
Course Curriculum
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StartQuestion 1
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Starta) A tablet containing carbidopa, entacapone and levodopa
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Startb) A vial of powder for solution for injection containing mepolizumab
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Startc) A syrup containing codeine phosphate, triprolidine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Updated Jan 2024)
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Startd) A chewing gum, intended to be used in nicotine replacement therapy
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Starte) A cream containing clobetasone butyrate
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Startf) A patch containing glyceryl trinitrate
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Starte) A shampoo containing minoxidil
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Starth) A vial of solution for injection containing calcium gluconate
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Starti) A tablet containing alfacalcidol
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Startj) An ophthalmic ointment containing ciprofloxacin
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Startk) A prolonged release tablet containing melatonin intended to be used for the treatment of insomnia
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Startl) A capsule containing amfepramone
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Startm) A tablet containing indapamide and perindopril arginine
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Start(B) Poisons exempted by regulation 8 of PPR