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🧪🟢 Station 1 — Searching Drug Information in a Formulary
Define formulary. Describe National Formulary. Demonstrate searching accurate information quickly in a formulary.
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Station 1 — Searching Drug Information in a Formulary
🧪🟢 Station 2 — Intramuscular Drug Administration on a Manikin
Describe the general protocol for IM injection of a drug. Demonstrate standard protocols during administration of a drug through the intramuscular route on a dummy/manikin.
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Station 2 — Intramuscular Drug Administration on a Manikin
🧪🟢 Station 3 — Intravenous Drug Administration on a Manikin
Describe the general protocol for IV injection of a drug. Demonstrate standard protocols during administration of an IV drug through the intravenous route on a dummy/manikin.
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Station 3 — Intravenous Drug Administration on a Manikin
🧪🟢 Station 4 — Hand Washing and Microbiology Laboratory Biosafety
Define sterilization and disinfection. Demonstrate steps of hand washing. Enlist various physical and chemical methods of sterilization and disinfection. Define biosafety and biosecurity.
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Station 4 — Hand Washing and Microbiology Laboratory Biosafety
🧪🟢 Station 5 — Microscope Handling and Slide Focusing
Describe steps involved in tissue processing. Identify various tools/instruments involved in tissue processing and their indications. Demonstrate slide focusing.
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🟢 Station 5 — Microscope Handling and Slide Focusing
🧪🟢 Station 6 — Gram Staining and Microscopic Identification
Describe principle and significance of Gram staining. Enlist steps of Gram staining. Demonstrate Gram staining procedure. Identify Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria morphologically under the microscope.
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🟢 Station 6 — Gram Staining and Microscopic Identification
🧪🟢 Station 7 — Ziehl–Neelsen Staining and Identification of Acid-Fast Bacilli
Describe principle and significance of ZN staining. Enlist steps of ZN staining. Demonstrate ZN staining procedure. Identify AFB and inflammatory cells microscopically.
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🟢 Station 7 — Ziehl–Neelsen Staining and Identification of Acid-Fast Bacilli
🧪🔬 AIM OSPE/OSCE Lab — Foundation-II Module | 3rd Year MBBS

AIM OSCE / OSPE • 3rd Year MBBS

Station 1 — Searching Drug Information in a Formulary

Rapid Revision • Practical Skill • Viva

🎯 Task

Using the provided formulary, locate the monograph of the drug specified by the examiner and rapidly identify the requested prescribing information. Briefly explain what a formulary and a national formulary are when asked.

🔹 Stepwise Procedure

  1. Read the query carefully. Identify exactly what drug information is required.
  2. Use the generic drug name. Search the alphabetical index, contents, or electronic search field.
  3. Open the correct drug monograph. Confirm that the selected medicine and formulation are correct.
  4. Locate the indication. Check that the required clinical use is listed.
  5. Find the dose. Select the correct route, indication, age group, and formulation.
  6. Check safety information. Review relevant contraindications, cautions, and renal or hepatic considerations.
  7. Check adverse effects and interactions. Locate the relevant sections rather than scanning the entire monograph.
  8. Verify and report. Confirm that the formulary or digital resource is current, then state the requested information clearly and accurately.

🖼️ Visual Learning

Rapid workflow for searching drug information in a formulary

Rapid Formulary Search

Drug Monograph Structure

🎥 Practical Video

How to Find Drug Information

Source: BNF Publications — Pharmaceutical Press

Official BNF + BNFC app guidance demonstrating how to locate drug information efficiently.


▶ Watch Practical Video

📝 Important Viva Questions

Q1. What is a formulary?

Answer: A formulary is an organized reference containing selected medicines and practical information for their safe, effective, and rational use.

Q2. What is a national formulary?

Answer: A national formulary is a nationally prepared medicines reference that provides standardized information about drugs approved or used within that country.

Q3. What does the Drugs Act 1976 state regarding the Pakistan National Formulary?

Answer: Section 8 provides for the Federal Government to compile and publish the Pakistan National Formulary containing drugs allowed to be imported, manufactured, or sold, with provision for revision when required.

Q4. What information can usually be obtained from a drug monograph?

Answer: It commonly provides indications, doses, contraindications, cautions, adverse effects, interactions, special-population guidance, routes, and available preparations.

Q5. Why should a drug preferably be searched by its generic name?

Answer: The generic name identifies the active medicine consistently and avoids confusion caused by multiple brand names.

Q6. Why must the indication and patient group be checked before quoting a dose?

Answer: The dose of the same drug may differ according to indication, age, route, formulation, and patient factors such as renal or hepatic function.

Q7. Why should the edition or update status of a formulary be checked?

Answer: Drug recommendations, warnings, interactions, and dosing guidance can change, so prescribing information should be taken from the most current available source.

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