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5th March 2024
A 37-year-old woman presents to her GP with a 2-day history of coryzal symptoms including a cough and shortness of breath.
A 37-year-old woman presents to her GP with a 2-day history of coryzal symptoms including a cough and shortness of breath. She does not feel especially worried by these symptoms but remembers the GP telling her that one of her medications makes her more susceptible to infections so can be dangerous. She has a past-medical history of asthma, refractory schizophrenia, and iron deficiency anaemia. Her regular medications are listed below. The GP requests this patient stop one of her medications and goes immediately to hospital.
| DATE | DRUG NAME | DOSE | ROUTE | FREQUENCY | Prescriber’s Signature |
| 10/1/21 | PARACETAMOL | 500MG | ORAL | PRN | DR |
| 10/1/21 | SALBUTAMOL | 100MICROGRAMS | INHALED | PRN | DR |
| 10/1/21 | IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE | 20MICROGRAMS | INHALED | THREE TIMES DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | BECLOMETASONE | 100MICROGRAMS | INHALED | TWICE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | CLOZAPINE | 100MG | ORAL | TWICE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | FERROUS SULPHATE | 200MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
Which medication is likely to be causing her symptoms and should be stopped?
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