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This collection of resources has been created to support your preparation for the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration assessment as you take the final step towards your future pharmacy career.

You can access advice on how to plan and structure revision time effectively or practice the different types of pharmacy calculations that will feature in the exam.

To help you revise the learning outcomes related to therapeutic approaches, links have been provided to our clinical condition ‘hub’ pages where you can access expert authored content on a range of different topic.

Exam preparation

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Preparing for the GPhC Common Registration Assessment: six steps to help you effectively plan your revision

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Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to approach learning outcomes relating to professional practice

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Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to revise learning outcomes relating to clinical knowledge and therapeutic approaches

Calculations

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Preparing for the GPhC pharmaceutical calculations assessment

Medication maths: estimations of kidney function

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Medication maths: using a resource or artefact when calculating doses and dose regimen

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Medication maths: displacement volumes and values

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Medication maths: dilutions

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Medication maths: calculations involving molecular weight

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Medication maths: infusion rates

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Medication maths: using provided formula

Medication maths: how to solve dose and dosage calculations

Medication maths: how to solve dose and dosage calculations (video)

Medication maths: how to solve infusion calculations

Medication maths: how to solve infusion calculations (video)

Medication maths: how to use provided formulae and solve quantity to supply calculations

Medication maths: quantities to supply and using provided formulae calculations (video)

Medication maths: how to solve pharmacy calculations: concentrations, dilutions and health economics

Medication maths: how to solve pharmacy calculations — concentrations, dilutions and health economics (video)

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A guide to rounding for pharmacy students and trainees

Paediatrics

A woman has her blood pressure checked by a healthcare professional

Updated hypertension case‑finding service draws calls for impact assessment

A man receives a vaccination

Boots launches private gonorrhoea vaccination service

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Test your knowledge of medicines safety

Arthur Williams (1932–2026)

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New pharmacy minister confirmed

A woman takes a pill with a glass of water

MHRA approves orforglipron weight-loss pill

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Pharmacist prescribers can support other professions in antimicrobial stewardship, review suggests

Prescribing

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Best practice for prescribing drugs with dependence potential

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Developing scope of practice guidance for new prescribers

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Staying safe with online pharmacies: what patients and providers need to know about weight-loss prescribing

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Case-based learning: sedating medicines, breastfeeding and safe sleeping advice

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Prescribing dilemma: balancing risk and benefit when prescribing anticoagulation in an older patient with falls risk

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Prescribing unlicensed and off-label medicines

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Principles of effective prescription writing for pharmacist prescribers

Latest Learning & CPD

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Test your knowledge of medicines safety

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Writing an effective CV for pharmacy roles: a guide for graduates

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Best practice for prescribing drugs with dependence potential

Urine catheter bag hang under patient bed in hospital

Acute kidney injury: causes, diagnosis and management

Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPNs) shown here in purple against white background. A group of blood cancers where the bone marrow produces too many blood cells.

Using Janus kinase inhibitors in myeloproliferative neoplasms

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Switching between weight-loss medications

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The pharmacist’s role in optimising care for adults with trigeminal neuralgia