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5th March 2024
A 75-year-old woman is currently on the elderly-care ward for treatment of her cellulitis.
A 75-year-old woman is currently on the elderly-care ward for treatment of her cellulitis. She is currently being treated with a 5-day course of flucloxacillin when she begins to complain of suprapubic pain, polyuria, and dysuria. Urine dipstick is Nitrites + and leucocytes + and therefore this patient is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. She has a past medical history of Diabetes, Hypertension and Gout. Her regular medications are listed below.
From her list of regular medications, please select the single most likely drug which could have contributed to her development of a urinary tract infection.
| DATE | DRUG NAME | DOSE | ROUTE | FREQUENCY | Prescriber’s Signature |
| 10/1/21 | FLUCLOXACILLIN | 500MG | ORAL | QDS | DR |
| 10/1/21 | DAPAGLIFLOZIN | 10MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | AMLODIPINE | 10MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | METFORMIN | 500MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | ALLOPURINOL | 100MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | PARACETAMOL | 500MG | ORAL | PRN | DR |
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