TITLE OF CASE |
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SUMMARY Up to 150 words summarising the case presentation and outcome (this will be freely available online) |
BACKGROUND Why you think this case is important for the pharmacist and/or hospital pharmacy practice – why did you write it up? |
CASE PRESENTATION Presenting features, symptoms, medical/social/family history of the medication problem, and also the pharmacist actions and/or contribution |
INVESTIGATIONS Why choose these particular investigations? How reliable are they? Why were combinations of tests needed? Make sure that the results are presented with the correct international units. |
TREATMENT How did you decide on the remedial option that was chosen? For medicines, what were the effects and adverse effects of treatment? How was the success of the action assessed? |
OUTCOME AND FOLLOW-UP |
DISCUSSION Include a very brief review of similar published cases |
LEARNING POINTS/TAKE HOME MESSAGES 3 to 5 bullet points with focus on importance for pharmacists and/or hospital pharmacy practice |
REFERENCES Was the patient involved in a clinical trial? Please reference related articles |
FIGURES You may add a figures but they should be uploaded separately and NOT be embedded in this document |
PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE Optional but strongly encouraged – this has to be written by the patient or next of kin |
PATIENT CONSENT Publication of any personal information about an identifiable living patient requires the explicit consent of the patient or guardian (this is a requirement under the UK's data protection legislation). You should use the BMJ consent form which is available on the EJHP website (ejhp.bmj.com/ifora). |
Adapted with permission from the template used by BMJ Case Reports (http://casereports.bmj.com/).