Alarm symptoms dyspepsia — GPhC CRA MCQ
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Correct answer: B — Refer urgently for medical assessment rather than supplying as self-care
Dysphagia and weight loss with new dyspepsia are alarm features. The best answer addresses the key safety, legal or pharmaceutical care issue in the vignette. The other options would either delay appropriate care, create a new risk, or fail to resolve the issue. This is consistent with the cited UK reference for safe pharmacy practice.
Reference: BNF; NICE CKS