Frequently prescribed ward medications.
Analgesia
- • Paracetamol 1 g PO/IV QDS
- • Ibuprofen 400 mg PO TDS (caution renal/GI)
- • Codeine 30–60 mg PO QDS (PRN)
- • Morphine 5–10 mg PO/SC (immediate release)
- • Oxycodone 5 mg PO 4-hourly PRN
Antiemetics
- • Ondansetron 4–8 mg IV/PO TDS
- • Cyclizine 50 mg IV/PO TDS (avoid HF)
- • Metoclopramide 10 mg IV/PO TDS (avoid Parkinson's, young women)
VTE prophylaxis
- • Enoxaparin 40 mg SC OD (20 mg if eGFR <30)
- • Dalteparin 5000 U SC OD
- • TEDS/IPC if anticoag CI
Sleep / agitation
- • Zopiclone 3.75–7.5 mg PO nocte (short term)
- • Haloperidol 0.5–1 mg PO/IM PRN (delirium)
- • Lorazepam 0.5–1 mg PO PRN (alcohol withdrawal use chlordiazepoxide)
Constipation / diarrhoea
- • Senna 7.5–15 mg PO nocte
- • Lactulose 15 mL BD
- • Loperamide 2 mg PO after each loose stool (max 16 mg/d)
