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Amiodarone monitoring requirements — GPhC CRA MCQ

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HardAdverse Drug ReactionsAmiodarone monitoring requirementsGPhC CRA

A patient beginning long-term amiodarone asks how to reduce the medicine’s characteristic skin risk during summer. Which counselling is correct?

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Correct answer: E — Use broad-spectrum high-factor sunscreen plus protective clothing

Amiodarone can cause marked photosensitivity and, with prolonged exposure, blue-grey skin discolouration. Patients should minimise intense sunlight and use protective clothing and high-factor broad-spectrum sunscreen; photosensitivity can persist for months after stopping because of the long half-life.

Reference: BNF: amiodarone hydrochloride: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/amiodarone-hydrochloride/