Prescribing guidance

Whether you are a new prescriber, returning to the workplace or looking to expand your scope or practice, we are here to help you to excel at every stage of your prescribing career, with bespoke tools and guidance, learning and development content and our dedicated prescriber support service.

The Royal College of Pharmacy has published a Prescribing Competency Framework that includes a common set of competencies that form the basis for prescribing, regardless of professional background. The competencies have been developed to help healthcare professionals to be safe and effective prescribers, with the aim of supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines.

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Becoming a prescriber

Becoming a prescriber

How to become a pharmacist prescriber, scope, finding a DPP and funding options.

Newly qualified checklist

Use our checklist for newly qualified prescribers.

One-to-one support

Get reliable professional advice, Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Working as a prescriber

Clinical documentation

Guidance on effective clinical documentation and record keeping.

Prescribing scenarios

Build confidence with common prescribing decision-making scenarios.

Prescribing specials

Guidance on prescribing and supplying specials.

Prescribing safely and confidently

Develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to prescribe safely and effectively throughout your professional practice.

Guidance to support prescribing and dispensing/supply /administration by the same healthcare professional

Professional guidance to support the implementation of policy to ensure prescribing and dispensing by the same healthcare professional is safe and appropriate.