MSc Medicines Management

The programme consists of core and optional courses. These can be 15, 10 or 5 credits. Students undertaking the certificate must complete a total of 60 credits. At certificate level one course studied must be a core course. Diploma students must complete an additional 60 credits and a further 2 core courses (if not already studied at certificate level). Students who continue to MSc level must complete a research project related to their practice, write a thesis and present the results in a short paper and a poster presentation.

Core Courses

Patients as Partners (15 credits)

This course will support students to work more closely with patients to enhance the processes of concordance and compliance through practical techniques and an improved understanding of the role of patient support organisations on a national and local basis. Students will also be asked to consider their public health role in relation to their practice population.

Advanced Medication Review (15 credits)

This course helps prepare practitioners for undertaking systematic and holistic medication review at Levels 1-3 (as defined in the new General Medical Services Contract [nGMS]) in the context of an established medicines management programme using the principles of pharmaceutical care planning.

Using Evidence Effectively (10 credits)

This course sets medicines information skills in the context of medicines management by ensuring the student can accurately use search, critical appraisal and communication skills to support prescribing and monitoring decisions. In addition it will equip practitioners to analyse health economic data and apply it to their practice.

Optional courses

  • Applied Therapeutics: Cardiovascular Disease (15 credits)
  • Applied Therapeutics: Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance (15 credits)
  • Applied Therapeutics: Minor Ailments: Service Development for Pharmacists (10 Credits)
  • Applied Therapeutics: Minor Ailments (15 credits)
  • Applied Therapeutics: Mental Health (15 credits)
  • Applied Therapeutics: Gastro-Intestinal Disease (10 credits)
  • Applied Therapeutics: Respiratory Diseases (15 credits)
  • Principles of Medicines Management (15 credits)

Link with Prescribing Programme

The Postgraduate Certificate in Prescribing can be used as one pathway into the MSc in Medicines Management. Students can choose to study Prescribing either as the first or second year of their diploma programme. Students choosing this pathway only need to complete two core courses. See separate entry on the Prescribing Programme for details.