2 hour exam, 200 marks total (From BPS)

Section 1 - Prescribing

• 48 minutes
• 6 minutes per question item
• 8 question items, each worth 10 marks (80 marks)

Section 2 - Prescription review

• 20 minutes
• 2½ minutes per question item
• 8 question items, each worth 4 marks (32 marks)

Section 3- Planning Management

• 10 minutes
• 1 minute per question item
• 8 question items, each worth 2 marks (16 marks)

Section 4- Providing Information

• 7 minutes
• 1¼ minutes per question item
• 6 question items, each worth 2 marks (12 marks)

Section 5- Calculations skills

• 10 minutes
• 1¼ minutes per question item
• 8 question items, each worth two marks (16 marks)

Section 6- Adverse Drug Reaction

• 10 minutes
• 1 minute per question item
• 8 question items, each worth 2 marks (16 marks)

Section 7- Drug monitoring

• 8 question items, each worth 2 marks (16 mark)
• 10 minutes
• 1 minute per question item

Section 8- Data interpretation

• 7 minutes
• 1 minute per question item
• 6 question items, each worth 2 marks (12 mark)

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