Development for students

Looking for summer placements and jobs?

Pharmacist Support have a great list of placement applications in different sectors of pharmacy. 

And keep an eye on the BPSA News section, as they may announce when applications for summer placements are open.

Thinking ahead?

What kinds of roles are looking at once you finish your degree? Our career support page has information about the roles open to you with a degree in pharmacy.

Exams and assignments

RCPharm Library

Our e-Library includes Dale & Appelbe’s Pharmacy Law & Ethics and Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines.

You’ll also have access to the Medline, CINAHL, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts and the Biomedical Reference collection databases through our e-Library. Allowing you to find evidence-based information, which you can use in your projects and assignments.

More hints and tips

Learn from those who have followed this career path on our RCPharm blog.

Learning and Revision

Every degree is different, so to help you find what you’re looking for we’ve grouped our learning and revision resources into themes.

Clinical conditions

Disease management

Complementary & Alternative Therapies

Complementary & Alternative Therapies
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Homeopathy

Dispensing

Dispensing Valproate for Women and Girls
Dispensing Oral Isotretinoin and Pregnancy Prevention

Medicines Use and Optimisation

Drugs in Use
Medication Adherence
Medication History
Medication Review
Medicines Use Reviews

Over The Counter (OTC) and Prescription (P) Medicines

Amorolfine Nail Lacquer
Antimalarials
Chloramphenical Eye Drops
Emergency Hormonal Contraception
Non-Prescription Medicines
Orlistat
Sumatriptan

Pharmacy Practice

Adverse Drug Reactions
Additional monitoring of ▼ medicines
Children collecting medicines from a pharmacy
Clinical Checks
Minor Illness or Major Disease?
Medical devices
Errors and near misses

Using Our Reference Guides, Apps and Other Resources

E-Library
BNF and BNFC
Medicines, Ethics and Practice (MEP)

Foundation Trainee pharmacist recruitment

Third year students — if you’re preparing for Foundation Trainee Pharmacist recruitment using ORIEL to complement support that you receive from your universities, then you’ll find plenty of help on our Foundation Trainee Pharmacist page.