Diagnosis and differential diagnosis 
Gonococcal culture
Prevention 
Dr Erica Stewart, Centenary Institute[/caption]
Chelsea Felkai, MPS[/caption]
Working with the nursing staff to understand when PRN (as required) chemical restraint might be used, and ensuring other options have been exhausted first, has shown the most reduction in how much psychotropic medications have been used so far. The numbers are relatively small, but to be honest, this is largely because the facility had great protocols to begin with.
Dr Natalie Soulsby FPS[/caption]
Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak[/caption]
Case scenario
Ashley, a 23-year-old female, presents to your pharmacy with a prescription for a 7-day course of doxycycline 100 mg twice daily. She tells you she has had some mild vaginal discharge and that her STI screen has come back positive for vaginal chlamydia. You establish that she is currently taking ferrous sulfate 325 mg once daily as she is vegan, isotretinoin 30 mg once daily for acne, and has an etonogestrel implant in situ. She has no
known allergies.
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Introduction
Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are two of the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally.1,2 They are preventable and curable infections that are usually transmitted through vaginal, oral or anal sex.1,2 Conjunctival infection can occur in neonates born to mothers carrying a chlamydia or gonorrhoea infection, or in adults via exposure to genital secretions.1–4 Both chlamydia and gonorrhoea can lead to seriou
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