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Sources: Australasian College of Pharmacy. Management of reflux: a guideline for pharmacists. Queensland Health. Queensland Community Pharmacy Gastro-oesophageal Reflux and Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease – Clinical Practice Guideline. NSW Health. NSW Pharmacist Practice Standards for gastro-oesophageal reflux and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.[/caption]
Dr Ming S Soh PhD, BPharm (Hons)[/caption]
DR Amy Page (she/her) PhD, MClinPharm, GradDipBiostat, GCertHProfEd, GAICD, GStat, FSHPA, FPS is a consultant pharmacist, biostatistician, and the director of the Centre for Optimisation of Medicines at UWA’s School of Allied Health.[/caption]
Hui Wen Quek (she/her) BPharm(Hons), GradCertAppPharmPrac is a pharmacist and PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia (UWA).[/caption]
Case scenarios
Abdel, 75, has end-stage chronic kidney disease (eGFR 10 mL/min) secondary to poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. He is currently prescribed calcium 2 tablets twice daily with food, calcitriol 0.25 mcg twice a week, perindopril 5 mg daily, sodium bicarbonate capsule 840 mg daily, furosemide 250 mg daily and insulin aspart + insulin aspart protamine
20 units twice daily. He informs you that he has been told he will likely need dialysis in the coming months. You are reviewing Abdel’s medicines and note that his total calcium levels are low at 1.9 mmol/L.
Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this article, pharmacists should be able to:
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Introduction
Electrolytes, including potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium, are essential to the functioning of the human body. The significance of potassium and magnesium is covered in the first part of this two-part series, Electroly
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