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If you can strategically work your way though each section with quick shortcuts, you will save a lot of time on the day. The BNF and Medicines Complete will be accessible and free to use on the day so make sure to make most of it!

• Control + F = control find. Allows you to quickly find relevant item on page

• Medicines complete search box= enter all drugs on the search box with a space in between, click on interactions on left panel, allows you to see all possible interactions in one go.

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• BNF= AND/OR searches.

  • Say you had a question asking which drug (allopurinol, aspirin, bisoprolol, carbamazepine, citalopram) is most likely to cause psoriasis? Search psoriasis AND (allopurinol OR aspirin OR bisoprolol OR carbamazepine or citalopram)
  • If you wanted to confirm a link between a drug and a side effect but want to save time reading you can also try this…Search pioglitazone AND heart failure

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Know where to look

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I had an exam question where I could not find the particular side effect of the drug, but it was actually tucked away in the medicinal forms, cautionary and advisory labels section!