[Solved]: Scenario 2 The following scenario could happen in any…

Scenario 2 The following scenario could happen in any prescribing scenario . You are an independent prescriber. Whilst in clinic (GP practice, community or outpatient) you receive a call from the local Emergency Department. The registrar goes on to say that a patient you saw recently, Mrs Patel for knee pain has been admitted to the ED as they required treatment of a morphine overdose. As part of their medicines reconciliation, the ED staff have identified that the patient took 5mL of the medicine. You prescribed: • Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 100mg/5mL, • Take ONE 5mL spoonful every four hours as required. Mrs Patel came to see you with her knee pain that was uncontrolled using paracetamol and ibuprofen regularly at treatment doses. Given her pain is not under control, you decided to prescribe morphine as a new medicine. • What will you do first? • What further information (if any) do you need? • What follow-up action will you take?