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Revise smarter for the GPhC assessment
Revision strategy, worked pharmacy calculations and exam technique for trainee pharmacists preparing for the GPhC registration assessment.
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Understanding NICE and SPC for the GPhC Exam
Learn how to use NICE guidelines and SPCs for the GPhC exam. Understand their differences and how to apply them to clinical questions.
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Navigating Your Foundation Year: Essential Tips for Trainees
Discover essential tips for navigating your foundation year as a pharmacy trainee. Manage workload, seek support, and stay exam-focused.
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How to Interpret Lab Results for the GPhC Clinical Exam
Learn to interpret lab results for the GPhC clinical exam. Understand common abnormalities and their clinical implications.
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Strategies for Managing Last-Minute Revision Panic
Discover effective last-minute GPhC revision strategies to manage panic. Focus on quick-revision techniques and maintaining mental clarity.
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Creating a Personalized GPhC Revision Schedule
Craft a personalized GPhC revision schedule. Identify weak areas, balance topics, and incorporate flexibility to optimize your study period.
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Calculating Doses from Concentrations: Essential Tips for Trainees
Learn essential tips for calculating doses from concentrations, with examples, common errors to avoid, and step-by-step guidance for trainee pharmacists.
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CalculationsConcentration Calculations: % w/v, Ratio Strength, ppm and mmol
Pharmacy concentration calculations explained: % w/v, w/w and v/v, ratio strength, ppm, millimoles and dilutions, with worked GPhC exam examples.
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Exam strategyTime managementFoundation trainingBalancing Revision and Your Foundation Training Year
Learn to balance GPhC exam revision with the demands of your foundation training year. Practical strategies and tips for trainee pharmacists.
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Clinical TopicsGPhC ExamStudy TipsTop Clinical Topics to Focus on for GPhC Exam Success
Discover the top clinical topics for GPhC exam success. Prioritise your study with these key areas and tips to enhance your preparation.
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Stress ManagementMental WellbeingExam PreparationExam Stress Management for Trainee Pharmacists
Discover effective stress management techniques for trainee pharmacists preparing for the GPhC exam, focusing on mental wellbeing and exam focus.
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GPhC examCalculationsExam strategyEverything About Part 1 of the GPhC Exam: Top Tips to Pass
Discover essential information about Part 1 of the GPhC exam, including timing, calculators, and top tips to pass first time.
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Exam strategyGPhC assessmentGPhC Registration Assessment Format: Both Papers Explained
Part 1 and Part 2 of the GPhC registration assessment (CRA): question numbers, timings, topics, calculators and how the pass mark is set.
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CalculationsInfusion Rate Calculations for the GPhC Exam: Worked Examples
Infusion rate calculations made simple: mL/hour, mg/kg/hour, micrograms/kg/minute and drip rates, with five worked examples for the GPhC assessment.
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Exam strategyRevisionGPhC Revision Plan: A 12-Week Timetable Around Your Foundation Year
A 12-week GPhC revision plan built on the official assessment framework: daily calculations, clinical areas in priority order and timed mock papers.
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OrielFoundation yearPreferencing on Oriel: how to rank your programmes without regretting it
Preferencing closes 22 October. A pharmacist who's been through it on how Oriel matching really works, and why your foundation year decides more than you think.
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