Same CRA. Different exposure. Different gaps to fill.
Hospital advantages: Acute therapeutics exposure (IV medications, critical care pharmacology, complex interactions), clinical ward-based learning alongside medical teams, specialist medicines experience.
Hospital gaps: Community-specific law (controlled drugs dispensing, supply requirements), OTC advice scenarios, prescription checking from a dispensing perspective.
Community advantages: Dispensing law (daily practice), patient-facing consultations, prescription checking, OTC counselling, controlled drugs handling.
Community gaps: Acute therapeutics, complex clinical decision-making, specialist medicines, IV therapy.
Split-sector: Best breadth, less depth in either setting.
Revision strategy: Identify your setting-specific gaps early. If you are hospital-based, dedicate extra revision time to community law and dispensing scenarios. If you are community-based, dedicate extra time to acute therapeutics and complex clinical scenarios.
The CRA does not discriminate: Questions cover the full breadth regardless of your training setting. The exam assumes you are competent across all areas.
iatroX's adaptive quiz identifies YOUR specific weak areas regardless of training setting — automatically compensating for the clinical exposure gaps inherent in your FTY setting.