On successful completion of the module, practitioners are eligible to register as an independent and/or supplementary prescriber in accordance with current professional standards and regulations. XXX

Please see special features section for detailed entry requirements. 

 

Syllabus

• Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
• Recognising drug interactions and adverse drug reactions
• Prescribing for a broad range of conditions
• Prescribing across the lifespan
• Prescribing in renal and hepatic impairment
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Legal, professional and ethical issues in prescribing
• Evidenced based prescribing practice
• Patient centred care, shared decision making
• Building a personal formulary

Assessment

Formative assessment

Pharmacology exam:

• MCQ
• Short answer questions
• Summative assessment

 

Students must pass all summative components

Numeracy examination pass mark 100% recorded as pass/refer. Does not contribute to final mark awarded.

Part 1: Pharmacology exam (1.5 hours)

(A) Multiple choice questions designed to test pharmacological knowledge and short answer questions to test pharmacology knowledge and application to professional practice. Pass mark 80%. Weighting 60%.

Part 2: Numeracy exam (30 mins)

Drug calculations. Pass mark 100%.

 

Part 3: Portfolio

Comprising of:

1. Signed off completed Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS 2021) competency document
2. A personal formulary
3. A log of 90 hours supervised learning in practice
4. A clinical management plan
5. An assessment of practice
6. Two completed patient/user/carer surveys

 

A 1,500 word written assignment related to one of the learning outcome.

Pass mark 50% weighting 40%.