Practical primary-care pharmacy insight, guidance summaries and clinical tips from the Medicine in Practice team.
22 July 2026
A practical guide to the pharmacy technician role in a GP practice or PCN: common responsibilities, scope, supervision and a clear own-versus-refer framework.
14 July 2026
Thinking of moving from community pharmacy into general practice? What's different day to day, the transferable skills you already have, what you'll need to learn, and how to make the switch.
14 July 2026
The clinical, prioritisation and values-based questions you are likely to face at a GP practice or PCN pharmacist interview, how to structure strong answers, and the questions to ask them.
14 July 2026
When and how to safely stop or step down a proton pump inhibitor in general practice: who is suitable, who must stay on treatment, managing rebound acid, and how to document and safety-net it.
14 July 2026
A practical, safety-first guide to checking DOAC doses in general practice: how indication, renal function and drug-specific reduction criteria decide the dose, and the errors to catch.
13 July 2026
The founder story behind a training platform built on fictional patients, honest verdicts and real supervision, for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working in UK primary care.
13 July 2026
Question banks for a case that went well, a near miss, an escalation or a consultation that stayed with you, plus a two-minute framework that turns real work into honest CPD and revalidation material.
13 July 2026
What structured support looks like for primary care pharmacists in PCN roles, the ARRS expectations behind it, and how to set up case discussion, escalation routes and a development record from scratch.
13 July 2026
What a defensible clinical note contains, a weak versus strong worked example, what to code versus free-text, and the record-keeping traps that catch busy primary care pharmacists out.
13 July 2026
Worked phrasings and record entries that turn 'come back if it gets worse' into a specific plan: the symptoms to name, the timeframe to give, the action to agree, and the note that proves you said it.
13 July 2026
Why a well-controlled reading is the start of the review, not the end: postural drops, renal change, adherence, frailty and when stepping down an antihypertensive is the safer call.
13 July 2026
A practical safety checklist for aspirin and clopidogrel reviews in primary care: confirming the indication, respecting DAPT after stents, managing bleeding risk, and documenting the decision.
7 July 2026
How to do a structured medication review, step by step: patient selection, record prep, the 7-Steps model, STOPP/START and the GP action letter.
7 July 2026
A practical guide to the STOPP/START criteria (v3, 2023): what they are, worked examples, and applying them in a structured medication review.
7 July 2026
How to become a GP practice pharmacist in the UK: entry routes, the ARRS and PCN role, independent prescribing, and how to build real role-readiness.
7 July 2026
How to write an action letter to a GP after a medication review: the five parts, safe phrasing, and annotated good vs weak examples for busy triage.
7 July 2026
Clinical coding for pharmacists in general practice: how to code an SMR, medicines reconciliation and interventions with SNOMED in EMIS and SystmOne.
7 July 2026
High-risk drug monitoring in primary care: which medicines need blood tests, what each check looks for, and how to find and action overdue results.
7 July 2026
A practice pharmacist CV example for UK primary care, annotated section by section, with a free GP pharmacist CV template you can copy.
7 July 2026
Three worked GPhC revalidation reflective account examples for primary care, written to the GPhC structure, plus what you submit each year.
