Module overview
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. Consequently, to pass the module, students are required to pass each element of summative assessment within the module. This requirement is considered to be a competence standard under the Equality Act 2010.
Please see special features section for detailed entry requirements.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of pharmacology and related clinical sciences and critically apply this to your assessment and management of patients/clients.
- Undertake a patient centred approach to prescribing, including shared decision making, information sharing, monitoring and reviewing, to promote a concordant partnership.
- Apply advanced consultation and assessment skills to undertake a comprehensive client history, assessment, and diagnosis, in your area of practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of professional and legal accountability in prescribing and critically apply ethical principles, models or frameworks to your prescribing practice, working with others to formulate solutions.
- Demonstrate expertise in applying the evidence underpinning the prescribing of drugs to your prescribing practice and/or medicines management
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
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
A range of teaching and learning methods may be used including:
Lectures
Case based learning
The use of technology to enhance learning
Collaborative sharing of clinical practice and experiential learning.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 50 |
| Placement Hours | 90 |
| Guided independent study | 60 |
| Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Dimmond, B (2015). Legal Aspects of Medicines (2nd Edition).
Seedhouse, D. (2009). Ethics: The Heart of Health Care (3rd Edition).
Ritter JM, Flower R, Henderson G, Loke YK, MacEwan D and Rang HP (2019). Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology (9th ed.).
Neal, M (2020). Medical Pharmacology at a Glance. (9th edition).
Pharmaceutical Press. British National Formulary for children (BNFc) Current Edition.
Preston, CL. Stockley's Drug Interactions Pocket Companion.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Formative assessment Pharmacology exam: MCQ Short answer questions Summative assessment Students must pass all summative components. 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% recorded as Pass/Refer. Does not contribute to final mark awarded. Part 3: Case Study A 1,500 word written assignment related to one of the learning outcomes. Pass mark 50%. Weighting 40%. Part 4: Portfolio Comprising of: (A) Signed off completed Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS 2021) competency document (B) A personal formulary of 10 drugs (C) A log of 90 hours supervised learning in practice (D) A clinical management plan (E) An assessment of practice (F) Two completed patient/user/carer surveys Recorded as Pass/Refer. Does not contribute to final mark awarded.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Exam
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Cohort feedback
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Case study | 40% |
| Exam | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Exam | 60% |
| Case study | 40% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External