Pharmacy
Dosage forms, pharmaceutical calculations, pharmacology, dispensing and drug safety for university students.
About Pharmacy on DigiTransact Mastermind
Dosage forms, pharmaceutical calculations, pharmacology, dispensing and drug safety for university students.
Each of the 8 Pharmacy skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 52 Pharmacy questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Pharmacy work is filed under University, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
Tertiary and college foundations - Advanced study
8 Pharmacy skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Learning outcomes
After working through the Pharmacy practice sets you should be able to:
- Dosage Forms & Routes: Tablets, capsules, injections, and how drugs are given.
- How Drugs Work: Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, receptors and drug interactions.
- Dispensing & Patient Counselling: Safe dispensing, labelling and communicating with patients.
- Dispensing & Dosage Calculations: Perform dosage calculations and apply good dispensing practice.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Pharmacy question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
A doctor prescribes 500 mg of a drug available as 250 mg tablets. How many tablets per dose?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Working: Dose required ÷ strength per tablet = 500 ÷ 250 = 2 tablets.
Before dispensing, a pharmacist should check the prescription for
- the correct patient, drug, dose, route and possible interactions
- the patients favourite colour
- the weather forecast
- the doctors handwriting style only
Working: Clinical checking is a key safety role of the pharmacist before any medicine is supplied.
A dosage form is
- the physical form in which a drug is produced and administered, such as a tablet or syrup
- the disease being treated
- the price of a medicine
- the name of the manufacturer
Working: Dosage forms deliver accurate doses conveniently and safely.
Main topics and skills
Pharmacy is organised into 4 topic groups covering 8 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Pharmacy Practice & Public Health
Dispensing & Patient Care
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Frequently asked questions
Who is this Pharmacy practice for?
Right now Pharmacy spans University. Use the level filter on this page to hide everything outside the stage you are revising for.
What topics are included in Pharmacy?
There are 4 topic groups in Pharmacy, including Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Pharmacy Practice & Public Health and Dispensing & Patient Care. Working through a single group at a time is usually faster than jumping around.
What is in the Pharmacy question bank?
52 Pharmacy questions sit across 8 skills. A written explanation follows every answer, so a wrong attempt still shows you the method.
Is Pharmacy practice useful for tertiary coursework?
Because Pharmacy is organised by level, the sets covering tertiary coursework are easy to isolate, and they are labelled Tertiary foundation coursework.
Do I need an account to practise Pharmacy?
Reading is open to everyone. Signing up for free adds the parts that need to be stored: your SmartScore, your completed Pharmacy skills and your place in a set.
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How this page was produced
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