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Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists PgCert

University of Portsmouth

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Course options

  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Certificate

  • Location

    University of Portsmouth

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    8 months

Course summary

Overview

If you're an experienced practicing pharmacist and want to further your career in a specialist area, joining our PgCert Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists course is the perfect way to fulfil your ambitions.

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.

What you'll experience

On this course, you'll:

  • 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 experience in our clinical skills suite, featuring a Laerdal human patient simulator
  • 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
  • Respiratory and dermatology

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

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 2,730per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    49th

  • Campus address

    University of Portsmouth, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP, England

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Over 5,700 of the university's 24,000 students come from 150 countries around the world.
The University of Portsmouth Global team is dedicated to supporting international students from enquiry, through application and arrival, to graduation.
Facilities at the award-winning Ravelin sports centre include an 8-lane swimming pool, 175-station gym, climbing wall and ski simulator.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Nursing & Midwifery

    30th out of 82 2

    12th out of 39 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 208
    132 63%

    41st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    98.0 98%

    26th

    25

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    42nd

    5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    132 64%

    31st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    98.0 98%

    9th

    8

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.23 81%

    4th

    15

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