A 28-year-old woman with well-controlled schizophrenia on olanzapine requests CHC. She has a BMI of 30 kg/m² and BP 124/80 mmHg. What is the UKMEC ass...

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A 28-year-old woman with well-controlled schizophrenia on olanzapine requests CHC. She has a BMI of 30 kg/m² and BP 124/80 mmHg. What is the UKMEC assessment?

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UKMEC 2 - the BMI of 30 is the limiting factor; schizophrenia and olanzapine do not add UKMEC restriction

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UKMEC 1 - schizophrenia has no UKMEC implication

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UKMEC 3

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UKMEC 4

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Olanzapine is an enzyme inducer making CHC less effective

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): UKMEC Assessment Schizophrenia Olanzapine BMI 30

A 28-year-old woman with well-controlled schizophrenia on olanzapine requests CHC. She has a BMI of 30 kg/m² and BP 124/80 mmHg. What is the UKMEC assessment?