Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LM Applied Pharmacy Practice 4
School	Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department	Pharmacy
Module Code	01 39117
Module Lead	Dr Julie Brooks
Level	Masters Level
Credits	60
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites	LH Health Sciences 3 - (01 39113) LH Professional Experience Placements 3 - (01 39115) LH Applied Pharmacy Practice 3 - (01 39112) LH Portfolio 3 - (01 39114) LH Science of Medicines 3 - (01 39116)
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Restrictions	Students must independently pass the calculations examination with a pass mark of 50%. This exam is a must pass component but is non-credit bearing. Students are required to achieve a minimum module mark of 50%, and a minimum of 40% in each element of coursework and exams. Exceptions include OSCEs where a weighted average of 50% must be achieved and the Competency-Based Assessment with a pass mark of 50%.
Contact Hours	Lecture-30 hours Tutorial-20 hours Practical Classes and workshops-40 hours Supervised time in studio/workshop-30 hours Guided independent study-480 hours Total: 600 hours
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Description	This module will be delivered in Year 4 and commences in semester 2. The 60-credit module requires students to integrate and apply existing knowledge from Health Sciences, Science of Medicines, and Applied Pharmacy Practice in Years 1-3 to the advanced and complex topics taught in this module to ensure that they have the relevant knowledge and skills (which will include prescribing) to begin their foundation year training. Students will cover physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and therapeutics related to the eyes, skin, ear nose and throat. The physiology required to support therapeutic interventions in emergency and intensive medicine will also be covered. Students will learn how to conduct diagnostic examinations and procedures in a simulated environment and how to use this information to inform clinical decision making and appropriate referral to other members of the multidisciplinary team. Therapeutic procedures required for practice for example aseptic preparation and administration of injectables will be taught and assessed. Teaching in specialist areas will be supported by lectures delivered by clinical experts, together with materials delivered in workshops and small group teaching sessions. Students will collaboratively study complex patient case scenarios in groups to produce therapeutic management plans which demonstrate their ability to communicate appropriate advice with patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. There will be increased use of student directed learning tasks to underpin and support the delivery of more advanced pharmacy services including legal, ethical, and regulatory processes governing prescribing, and to provide updates on legal and regulatory issues covered in previous modules. Clinical diagnostic and procedural skills will be taught in a safe environment. Professional accountability will be examined including the recognition of ethical dilemmas and the application of the principles of clinical governance. This module acknowledges the students' increasing engagement with healthcare users and providers, embracing an enquiry-based approach to learning. Students will engage with theories of the psychology of prescribing, external influences on prescribing decisions and the importance of relationships with other healthcare professionals and patients.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Apply prior learning to and integrate it with the new learning content of this module. Demonstrate competency in pharmaceutical calculations and numeracy. Gain informed consent and conduct diagnostic examinations and procedures in a simulated environment and use this information to inform clinical decision making, including appropriate referral. Demonstrate proficiency in therapeutic procedures for example preparation and administration of injectables. Describe the anatomy of the ears, eyes and skin and common presenting pathologies and apply this knowledge to recommend appropriate therapeutic options. Identify the deteriorating patient using appropriate patient assessment and risk stratification tools. Justify therapeutic responses in defined emergency and intensive medicine scenarios, together with any required monitoring, by reference to the underpinning science. Document and maintain legal records for the supply, prescribing, and administration of medicines within the duties of your profession, according to legal and good practice requirements. Apply knowledge of NHS budgetary controls to the preparation of prescribing formularies Identify factors that can influence prescribing decisions, including own personal views and beliefs, and work with patients to share decisions that relate to medicines use. Demonstrate adherence to protocols, guidance, and national frameworks in all aspects of pharmacy service provision, and work within limits of professional competence. Document and maintain legal records for the supply, prescribing, and administration of medicines within the duties of your profession, according to legal and good practice requirements. Accurately document and maintain patient health records, and ensure all personal information and data remains confidential and secure according to the law. Considers pharmacological, non-pharmacological, appropriate polypharmacy and deprescribing options and works with the patient and the multidisciplinary team to optimise their management. Design and defend an implementation strategy to effect changes as part of a clinical audit. Communicate effectively and clearly to gather information to obtain an accurate history with a person-centred approach to shared decision-making that considers all treatment, management and support options including social prescribing or a decision not to prescribe. Considers the balance of person preferences and clinical need (related to relevant facts, information and evidence) in shared decision making.
Assessment	39117-01 : Formulary Assignment (non-clinical) : Coursework (20%) 39117-02 : OSCE Practical : (MDS) Structured Clinical Assessment (30%) 39117-03 : End of Year Exam (non-clinical) : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (40%) 39117-04 : Calculation Exam (non-clinical) : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (0%) 39117-05 : Competency-Bsaed Assessment (non-clinical) : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (10%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Coursework: Written task (20%): formulary assignment (non-clinical) OSCEs (30%) (clinical in station) Examinations: On-campus timed 'closed book' Calculation's exam (Pass/Fail) (non-clinical) On-campus 'restricted open book' timed MCQ/EMQ/SAQ exam (40%) (non-clinical) On-campus 'restricted open book' Competency Based assessment (10%) (non-clinical) Reassessment: Students who achieve a minimum module mark of 50% but fail to achieve more than 40% in any elements, will have to resit those elements. Students who fail to achieve a minimum module mark of 50% will be reassessed in every element (examination and coursework) in which they achieved less than 50%. If students get less than 50% overall in the OSCE this is a failed component of the module and students will need to re-sit all OSCE stations. If students get less than 50% in the CBA, this is a failed component of the module and students will need to re-sit the exam.
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