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GPhC revision guides & notes

In-depth guides for the GPhC registration assessment. The exam strategy and calculations guides are free for everyone; the clinical guides are part of PassPharm Pro, with the first chapter of each free to read. More guides are added regularly.

🎓 How to Pass the GPhC Exam

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A complete, step-by-step guide to passing the registration assessment: exam format, a realistic study plan, mastering calculations, clinical question technique and exam-day strategy.

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🧮 GPhC Calculations Guide

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Every Part 1 calculation type explained in its own in-depth page, with step-by-step worked examples, from unit conversions to displacement values, suppositories and alligation.

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Units and conversions Doses and dosage units Liquid doses Quantities to supply Expressing concentration Dilutions Alligation Displacement values: injections Suppositories and displacement Infusion rates Body weight and surface area Creatinine clearance Moles and millimoles Paediatric calculations

⚖️ MEP: Law & Ethics Guide

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A deep, 15-chapter guide to Medicines, Ethics and Practice: legal classes, controlled drugs, emergency supply, professional standards, confidentiality, the Responsible Pharmacist and more.

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1. Legal classification of medicines 2. Sale and supply of medicines 3. Prescription requirements and prescribers 4. Controlled drugs: classes and schedules 5. Controlled drugs: prescriptions 6. Controlled drugs: storage and records 7. Emergency supply 8. PGDs and PSDs 9. Professional standards and ethics 10. Confidentiality and data protection 11. Safeguarding 12. Dispensing errors and candour 13. Responsible Pharmacist and governance 14. Records and retention periods 15. Veterinary medicines

⚠️ High-Risk Medicines Guide

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A deep, 16-chapter guide to the medicines most likely to cause serious harm: warfarin, DOACs, insulin, opioids, methotrexate, lithium, digoxin, amiodarone and more. Chapter 1 is free.

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1. What makes a medicine high-risk 2. Warfarin 3. DOACs 4. Heparins and LMWH 5. Insulin 6. Opioids 7. Methotrexate 8. Lithium 9. Antiepileptics 10. Digoxin 11. Amiodarone 12. Aminoglycosides and vancomycin 13. NSAIDs 14. Immunosuppressants 15. Corticosteroids 16. Clozapine

💊 Responding to Symptoms (OTC)

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A deep, 14-chapter guide to over-the-counter treatment of common minor ailments: cough and cold, hay fever, heartburn, constipation, skin, eye and more, with the red flags for referral. Chapter 1 is free.

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1. The OTC consultation and referral 2. Cough, cold and flu 3. Sore throat 4. Hay fever and allergic rhinitis 5. Headache and pain 6. Heartburn and indigestion 7. Constipation 8. Diarrhoea 9. Skin conditions 10. Eye conditions 11. Mouth and oral health 12. Threadworm, head lice and scabies 13. Women's minor ailments 14. Smoking cessation

🦠 Antibiotics Guide

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A deep, 14-chapter guide to antibiotics: the classes and their cautions, first-line choices by infection, penicillin allergy, pregnancy and key interactions. Chapter 1 is free.

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1. Principles and stewardship 2. Penicillins 3. Cephalosporins 4. Macrolides 5. Tetracyclines 6. Quinolones 7. Metronidazole 8. UTI antibiotics 9. MRSA and glycopeptides 10. First-line by infection 11. Penicillin allergy 12. Antibiotics in pregnancy 13. Key interactions 14. C. difficile and harms

More guides on the way

The calculations guide is free for everyone; the MEP, high-risk medicines, responding-to-symptoms and antibiotics guides are part of Pro, with the first chapter of each free to read.