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Pharmacy CPD Modules

Keep your therapeutic and clinical knowledge up to date with Pharmacy Magazine’s CPD modules aimed at UK based community pharmacists. More

Pharmacy Magazine’s award-winning CPD programme provides you with the practical knowledge you need to keep up to date with the latest clinical and therapeutic developments in pharmacy and help develop your practice.

Training can be recorded in a personal revalidation record, which mirrors the GPhC’s revalidation requirements. If you haven’t already, register on the website to set up and access your own learning log, where you can track your progress and record your learning outcomes.

Browse our comprehensive portfolio of pharmacy CPD modules in a variety of formats to improve your clinical knowledge base and develop your professional skills at any stage of your career.

Why is CPD in pharmacy important?

Continuing professional development (CPD) is a key component of the GPhC’s compulsory revalidation process for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Registrants are legally and professionally required to undertake CPD activities to maintain their registration.

The purpose of CPD is to develop your professional practice and keep your skills and knowledge up to date, so ensuring the highest standard of clinical care for patients.

What do our CPD modules cover?

Pharmacy Magazine’s CPD programme covers both formal and informal learning activities, and our modules vary in length, starting from just five-minute refreshers up to full twenty minute courses. Our CPD courses cover a wide range of pharmacy topics, including:

  • Pharmacy First Conditions
  • First prescriptions – NMS refreshers
  • Clinical service toolkits
  • Brief learning notes
  • Mental health
  • Clinical services
  • Women’s health 
  • Men’s health
  • Diabetes
  • Skin conditions 
  • Respiratory 
  • Public health
  • Heart health
  • Allergies 
  • And many more… 

Who are our CPD modules for?

Pharmacy Magazine’s CPD modules are aimed at pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the UK community pharmacy sector. 

Browse our extensive portfolio of CPD learning content, including our new Pharmacy First programme to fulfil your educational journey.

We also offer over-the-counter training modules, pharmacy podcasts and hundreds of shorter clinical updates. See OTC category reviews for more information.

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Combined oral contraception

In preparation for the new Pharmacy Contraception Service in England, this module runs through an assessment of contraception needs, then goes into some of the practical aspects associated with both ongoing supply and initiation of combined oral contraceptives.

15 Nov 2023 , 20 Min Module

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First prescriptions for heart failure

This module covers medicines used in the management of heart failure.

13 Sep 2023 , 20 Min Module

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First prescriptions for glaucoma

This module covers topical treatments used in the management of glaucoma.

14 Jul 2023 , 20 Min Module

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Clinical update on glaucoma

This module looks at the causes of glaucoma and identifies those who are at higher risk of developing the condition.

16 Jun 2023 , 20 Min Module

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First prescriptions for urinary incontinence in women

This is the latest module in our series supporting pharmacists in their conversations with patients who are receiving a medicine for the first time.

16 May 2023 , 20 Min Module

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Pharmacogenomics: an update

This module aims to update community pharmacists' knowledge of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics, and how they explain the variations seen in drug responses.

24 Apr 2023 , 20 Min Module

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ADHD during childhood and adolescence

This module aims to broaden understanding of ADHD during childhood and adolescence.

20 Mar 2023 , 20 Min Module

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First prescriptions for gout

This module covers medicines used in the management of gout.

14 Feb 2023 , 20 Min Module

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Clinical update on gout

Drawing on the June 2022 NICE guidance, Gout: Diagnosis and Management (NG219), this module provides a clinical update on the causes of gout and identifies those who are at higher risk of developing the condition.

13 Jan 2023 , 20 Min Module

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Key clinical developments in 2022

This module provides a summary of important clinical developments in 2022 relevant to community pharmacy practice.

08 Dec 2022 , 20 Min Module

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Remote consultations and the DMS

This module will refresh your knowledge of the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) in England by providing a short overview of its three stages.

11 Nov 2022 , 20 Min Module

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Population and public health

This module aims to update pharmacy teams on recent changes and developments in UK public health policy relevant to community pharmacy practice.

12 Oct 2022 , 20 Min Module

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Covid-19 and flu update

This CPD module aims to update your knowledge regarding the latest thinking on Covid-19 and flu, enabling you to answer questions from customers and patients.

20 Sep 2022 , 20 Min Module

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Falls prevention in older people

This module aims to update your practice when talking to older people and their families about practical ways to avoid falls.

15 Aug 2022 , 20 Min Module

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