Programme structure Course content Certificate core modules Medicines Management in Practice Medication Review in Practice Diploma core modules Consultation and Communication in Practice Using Evidence Effectively Options include: Bipolar disorder COPD Depression Infections and Infestations MUR in Practice Pain Patient Monitoring in Practice* Pharmacy Management* Principles of Medicines Management Skills for MURs* Skills for Public Health* Modules in asthma, type 2 diabetes, upper gastrointestinal disease, hypertension, heart failure, substance misuse, schizophrenia, alcohol misuse and dementia. *pharmacists only Assessment Assessment includes case study analysis, critical appraisal of literature, assignments including short essays, a research project and dissertation.

The Medway School of Pharmacy's innovative postgraduate distance-learning programme in Medicines Management aims to equip healthcare professionals with the skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to medicines management services and to individual drug therapy decisions. The programme emphasises clinical and cost- effective prescribing in the context of holistic consideration of patient needs, and one of its pathways offers you the chance to qualify as an independent/supplementary prescriber. You can register for the full MSc programme or undertake stand-alone modules. Modules can be put together to form a short course programme. Module length varies from five to 15 credits. For the PCert, you must complete 60 credits, of which at least 20 must be from core modules. Diploma students must complete 120 credits, of which at least 40 credits must be from core modules. To gain the MSc, you must complete a 60-credit research project, write a dissertation and present the results as a poster.