Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists (Level 7) - 45 credits at Keele University

Independent Prescribing (IP) is becoming an essential skill for pharmacists, to enhance their existing role or to act as a catalyst for role change. Our dedicated IP Team continues to develop the curriculum to ensure you meet the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) learning outcomes and are appropriately prepared for your future prescribing practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences  |  Department: Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy  |  Duration: 6 months  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September and February  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course has been designed to allow students to meet all of the GPhC’s learning outcomes. In addition, students are required to meet some selected prescribing competencies that are included in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s prescribing framework.

Career pathways

On successful completion of the programme you will be able to practise and develop as a prescriber and meet the standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) . insert-e start insert-e end

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