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Quantity supplied for inhalers — GPhC CRA MCQ

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A prescription requests salbutamol inhaler one puff when required and quantity one. The patient asks for three inhalers because she keeps losing them. What is the most appropriate action?

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Correct answer: A — Supply the prescribed quantity and advise asthma review if reliever use is high

The pharmacist should supply in accordance with the prescription unless there is an appropriate legal mechanism to supply more. Repeated need for extra reliever inhalers may indicate poor asthma control and should prompt review. The other options either delay appropriate care, use an unsuitable medicine, or miss the main safety issue.

Reference: MEP; BNF