Dimetapp Pe Medical Case Summary

You need to select a combination over-the-counter product for the treatment of minor respiratory tract conditions. (Visit your local pharmacy and ask if you can write down details of a product on their shelves.)
Consider the product itself rather than its use in a particular patient. Your submission should include the following:
1. Details of the selected product:
1. Name of proprietary product
2. Formulation i.e. active ingredients and quantities per dosage unit
3. Adult dose as recommended on the label i.e. quantity and spacing
4. Indications as listed on the label
The name of the combination over-the-counter product for the treatment of minor respiratory tract conditions is Dimetapp PE Day + Night Liquid Caps

2. Comment on the following aspects of

• If not, for what symptoms would you be prepared to recommend it?
• Are the indications for use restricted to the indications for use of the active ingredients? (i.e. is the manufacturer claiming effects that could not be expected from the ingredients present?)
c) Suitable dose
• What is the recommended therapeutic dose range for each of the active ingredients? o Are the individual ingredients all present at active dose levels? o Is the dose spacing appropriate for each ingredient? o Is the recommended dose appropriate? (If not, discuss what dose / how much of the product would you recommend OR why it is not possible to recommend an appropriate dose.)
How to present and submit your assignment
• The due time and date is Friday the 5th of May at 5pm
• Assignments will only be accepted if they are submitted using the rational product selection assignment submission template via the Turnitin link in Moodle.
• If you are unsure how to submit to Turnitin, please see the instructions for submitting to Turnitin in this same section. Please do not include the assignment questions in your submission. Word limit maximum is 1000 words (not including