Pharmascholar BNF Skills Course

Practical BNF Training for Pharmacy Students, Medical Students, Prescribing Students and Healthcare Professionals

Develop the confidence to navigate the British National Formulary (BNF), locate medicines information efficiently and interpret prescribing guidance accurately.

Introduction

The Pharmascholar BNF Skills Course provides structured, practical training designed to help healthcare learners develop confidence using the BNF in real-world scenarios. Through guided exercises, interactive workshops and realistic patient cases, delegates develop the skills needed to find information quickly, understand key prescribing guidance and use the BNF more effectively in academic and professional settings.

Many healthcare learners are taught what the answer is. Few are taught how to find the answer....

✅ Maximum 5 delegates per cohort
✅ 6 live online workshops, each of 90 minute duration
✅ Practical BNF activities with clear explanation
✅ Real-world patient scenarios that will present throughout your career
✅ Individual or interactive small-group learning
✅ Led by an experienced Clinical Prescribing Tutor

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Healthcare learners collaborating in a small-group workshop focused on medicines information and BNF skills development.

Interactive small-group learning designed to build confidence using the British National Formulary (BNF).

Why Choose Our BNF Training Course?

The British National Formulary is one of the most important medicines information resources used across UK healthcare. Yet, many learners receive little formal training on how to navigate it efficiently, locate relevant information quickly, or apply guidance confidently. This course focuses on practical skills, not memorisation.

Delegates Will Learn How To:

✅ Navigate the BNF efficiently

✅ Locate prescribing information quickly

✅ Find interactions, contraindications and monitoring requirements

✅ Interpret important medicines safety information

✅ Use treatment summaries effectively

✅ Apply BNF guidance in realistic patient scenarios

✅ Build confidence using medicines information resources

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Who Is This Course For?

This course is suitable for:

✅ OSPAP Students

✅ Overseas Pharmacists

✅ MPharm Students

✅ Medical Students

✅ PSA Candidates

✅ Foundation Trainee Pharmacists

✅ Independent Prescribing Students

✅ Non-Medical Prescribing Students

✅ Nurses

✅ Healthcare Professionals

Whether you are preparing for assessments, placements, prescribing studies or professional practice, this course is designed to help you use the BNF more effectively and confidently.

Meet Your Tutor

Dr Mike Davies

Clinical Prescribing Tutor | UK Registered Pharmacist

Mike has extensive experience supporting healthcare learners across pharmacy, medicine and prescribing programmes.

Drawing on experience in Medical Education and prescribing teaching, Mike helps delegates develop practical skills that can be applied immediately when using medicines information resources.

Further, Mike has recently worked in the Community Pharmacy setting as well as the Primary Care setting (i.e. as PCN Clinical Pharmacist). Therefore, he is suitably placed to guide you with effective BNF use.

What You Can Expect

✅ Small-group teaching

✅ Interactive workshops

✅ Practical BNF exercises

✅ Realistic patient scenarios

✅ Personalised support

✅ Expert guidance throughout the course

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What Will You Learn?

Workshop 1: Understanding the Structure of the BNF

Learn how the BNF is organised and develop the navigation skills needed to find information efficiently. Topics include:

BNF structure and layout
Treatment summaries
Drug monographs
Prescribing information
Practical navigation exercises

Workshop 2: Finding Key Clinical Information

Learn how to identify and interpret important medicines information. Topics include:

Drug interactions
Contraindications
Warnings and precautions
Monitoring requirements
Adverse effects

Workshop 3: Applying BNF Guidance to Patient Scenarios

Use the BNF to explore realistic healthcare scenarios. Topics include:

Asthma
COPD
Hypertension
Atrial fibrillation
Anticoagulation

Workshop 4: Long-Term Conditions and Medicines Optimisation

Apply BNF guidance to common chronic health conditions. Topics include:

Type 2 diabetes
Heart failure
Lipid management
Chronic disease management

Workshop 5: Medicines Safety and Safe Use of the BNF

Develop confidence identifying important medicines safety considerations. Topics include:

High-risk medicines
Common medicines safety issues
Recognising prescribing risks
Safe interpretation of BNF information

Workshop 6: Integrated BNF Skills Workshop

Bring everything together through practical case-based activities. Delegates will:

Navigate the BNF efficiently
Retrieve medicines information
Locate prescribing guidance
Identify interactions and contraindications
Find monitoring requirements
Apply BNF recommendations appropriately

Interactive BNF Training Workshops

This is not a lecture-based course. Delegates actively participate throughout every workshop using practical exercises, small-group discussion and guided activities.

Healthcare learners participating in an interactive small-group workshop focused on using the British National Formulary and medicines information resources.

Interactive Small-Group BNF Training Workshop.

Learning Activities Include:

✅ Guided BNF tasks

✅ Interactive exercises

✅ Patient scenarios

✅ Group discussion

✅ Problem-solving activities

✅ Tutor-led feedback

Why Small Cohorts Matter

To maximise participation and interaction, cohort sizes are limited to a maximum of five delegates. This provides:

More opportunities to ask questions
Greater engagement
More discussion
Increased participation
Personalised feedback

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior BNF experience?

No. The course is suitable for learners with little or no previous experience using the BNF.

Is this course suitable for OSPAP students?

Yes. The workshops are highly relevant to OSPAP students looking to build confidence using medicines information resources.

Is this useful for PSA preparation?

Yes. The course helps develop the skills needed to locate and interpret medicines information efficiently.

Is the course delivered online?

Yes. All workshops are delivered live online.

Can organisations book private cohorts?

Yes. Private cohorts can be arranged for universities, training providers and healthcare organisations.

Course Fees

1:1 BNF Skills Coaching

Prefer personalised support tailored to your individual learning needs?

£75 per session

£450 for a complete 6-session programme.

Ideal for learners seeking individual support with:

✅ BNF navigation

✅ Medicines information

✅ Prescribing guidance

✅ Patient scenarios

✅ Confidence building

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Group BNF Skills Course

Private online cohort for up to 5 delegates.

Standard Fee: £950 per cohort

Summer Launch Offer

£825 per cohort

Equivalent to just £165 per delegate when five learners attend.

Includes:

✅ 6 live online workshops

✅ Practical BNF activities

✅ Real-world patient scenarios

✅ Interactive learning

✅ Tutor support throughout

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Ready to Strengthen Your BNF Skills?

Whether you're studying pharmacy, medicine, independent prescribing, non-medical prescribing, or preparing for professional assessments, this course is designed to help you use the British National Formulary more effectively and confidently.

Why Learners Choose Pharmascholar:

✅ Practical BNF training

✅ Small-group learning

✅ Real-world scenarios

✅ Expert pharmacist tutor

✅ Interactive workshops

✅ Maximum 5 delegates per cohort

✅ Focus on skills you can apply immediately

Limited Cohort Numbers

Places are intentionally limited to maintain a highly interactive learning environment.

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Discuss....

Course availability
Upcoming cohort dates
Group bookings
1:1 coaching options
Whether the course is right for you

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