27th February 2024

A 55-year-old woman recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes was started on some medications.

A 55-year-old woman recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes was started on some medications. 1 week after initiating her anti-diabetic regime, she reports an episode of feeling dizzy, sweaty and nauseous. She was also recently treated for a community-acquired pneumonia. Her medications are as follows:

DATE	DRUG NAME	DOSE	ROUTE	FREQUENCY	Prescriber’s Signature
10/1/21	METFORMIN	500MG	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	GLICLAZIDE	40MG	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	TRIMETHOPRIM	200MG	ORAL	TWICE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	AMOXICLLIN	500MG	ORAL	THRICE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	CLARITHROMYCIN	100MG	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	PARACETAMOL	500MG	ORAL	PRN	DR

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