Inpatient Prescribing in a Patient with Penicillin Allergy
A timed 10-minute prescription writing OSCE station with reading time, a warning bell and an examiner-style weighted checklist including critical items, marked the way a real examiner would mark it.
Prescription writing10 min14 checklist items
- Station type
- Prescription writing
- Time
- 10 minutes, after 60s reading
- Total marks
- 22
- Critical items
- 6 (missing one fails the station)
Candidate instructions
You are a junior doctor on a general medical ward. A 68-year-old woman is being treated for a chest infection. Her drug chart has been handed to you. She has a documented penicillin allergy. You must rewrite her drug chart, replacing the current co-amoxiclav with a safe alternative antibiotic. Complete the prescription fully, including the antibiotic name, dose, route, frequency, duration, and any relevant notes. Document the allergy clearly. You have 10 minutes. You may use the blank prescription chart provided.
How the station runs
- 60 seconds of reading time with the instructions above, and nothing else.
- 10 minutes on the clock, with a warning bell before the end.
- The examiner's checklist, 14 weighted items worth 22 marks, revealed only when the station ends.
- Your score, with a critical-fail flag if a safety-critical item was missed.
The checklist stays hidden until the station is over, exactly as it would outside the exam room.
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A free account starts the clock: reading time, the station itself with a warning bell, then the examiner's checklist and your score.
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Educational content for students and clinicians in training. It does not replace professional judgement, local protocols or current prescribing information.