Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists

Overview

On this course you'll develop your clinical examination and consultation skills, and build on your understanding of pharmacology and therapeutics, to inform evidence-based management decisions alongside patients within your chosen scope of practice. 

When you graduate, you'll be qualified for a career as an independent prescriber within a clinical setting.

Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists course at University of Portsmouth Highlights 

• Learn from experts in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Health and Care Professions
• Get hands-on experience in clinical examination and history taking
• Study topics including pharmacology and therapeutics for prescribers, clinical skills for prescribers, and professional aspects of prescribing
• Improve your counselling and consultation skills in our practice dispensary facilities, where you'll consult with patient actors
• Build on your clinical simulation expertise in our clinical skills suite, featuring both CAE and Laerdal human patient simulators

• Be supported by experienced clinical pharmacists as you develop your competencies portfolio

Careers and opportunities

Graduates have gone on to take roles in:

• Mental health
• Rheumatology
• Minor ailments
• Pain management
• Nutrition
• Travel medicine
• Critical care
• Cardiology
• Renal disease
• HIV medicine

We'll provide you with as much support as possible in finding employment through close industrial contacts, careers events, recruitment fairs and individual advice.