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Overview
Key facts
- The course will provide the skills and knowledge required to ensure safe and effective practice as an independent prescriber. Successful completion of the course will demonstrate your competence to allow application for annotation on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland's (PSNI) registers as an independent prescriber. The Professional Development in Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists programme is offered at Liverpool John Moores University.
Programme Structure
Courses include
- The role of the pharmacist prescriber
- Legal and ethical responsibilities in prescribing
- Equality and diversity in prescribing
- Clinical history taking
- Individual patient variation
- The role of the patient and incorporating patient preferences in prescribing
- Evidence based medicine in clinical decision-making
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 6 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
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Credits
40 alternative credits
Delivered
Blended
Campus Location
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT OR
78
OR 4
PTE Academic 61
IELTS 6
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Entrants must:
- Be a registered pharmacist with the GPhC or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
- Be in good standing with their regulator
- Have relevant experience in a UK pharmacy setting
- Have identified an area of clinical practice in which to develop their prescribing skills
- Demonstrate the ability to recognise, understand and articulate the skills and attributes required by a prescriber
- Have identified a Designated Prescribing Practitioner with training and experience appropriate to their role. This may be demonstrated by adherence to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidance (2019). The DPP must have agreed to provide supervision, support and shadowing opportunities for the student, and be familiar with the GPhC’s requirements of the programme and the need to achieve the learning outcomes.
- Have a DBS and appropriate liability insurance in place for the period of learning in practice.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents5940 GBP / full≈ 5940 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents2810 GBP / full≈ 2810 GBP / full
Living costs
Liverpool
United Kingdom
556 - 1035 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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