For a trainee revising the GPhC Common Registration Assessment (CRA) around a placement, Conditioning Pharmacy — the pharmacy pre-reg product from Coditioning (coditioning.com), delivered on its learning platform — is a structured, module-by-module home for building and drilling knowledge, with practice across calculations, single-best-answer and extended-matching items. Its principal limitation is the one every course shares: watching and reading are input, not retrieval, and the module structure can become a cue for the answer. Use it to learn in order, then test out of order.
This is a narrow child article that links up to the GPhC decision-tree hub and the iatroX comparison hub; it does not reprint "best bank" rankings or generic price tables. A naming note first: the brief's "Conditioning Pharmacy" refers to Coditioning's pharmacy pre-reg offering; the brand spelling is Coditioning.
What Conditioning Pharmacy offers for the GPhC CRA right now
Current-state snapshot. Figures are vendor-reported and last checked on 20 July 2026; confirm anything you are about to pay for on the product page, because contents and prices change.
| Item | What we found (vendor-reported, 20 July 2026) |
|---|---|
| Product type | Coditioning "Pharmacy Pre-Reg Exam Preparation Course with Practice Questions" |
| Headline question count | Blog advertises "1,000+ GPhC Practice Questions"; the course page lists 1,247 questions across 15 modules |
| Module structure | 15 clinical modules; per-module counts range from 22 (musculoskeletal) to 109 (endocrine) |
| Question types | "GPhC-style calculations, Single Best Answer (SBA) and Extended Matching Questions (EMQ)" with full explanations |
| Components covered | Part 1 calculations and Part 2 SBA/EMQ |
| Delivery | Online learning platform (learninghallows.com); best on desktop/laptop/tablet |
| Mock exams / video lessons | Not confirmed on the pages checked — verify whether full-length timed mocks and lessons are included |
| AI / adaptive engine | None confirmed — verify on the product page |
| Price / access period | Not disclosed on the pages checked — verify current price and access on the product page |
Two honest points. First, this is a genuine CRA product covering both parts, so there is no coverage flag. Second, there is a small discrepancy to note: the marketing blog says "1,000+" while the course page enumerates 1,247 — reassuring that the total is real, but a reminder to verify the current figure and how those questions split across calculations, SBA and EMQ before assuming depth in any one module.
The exam you are actually preparing for
The GPhC CRA is one day, two parts, both to be passed in the same sitting (maximum three attempts; verified on pharmacyregulation.org, 20 July 2026):
- Part 1 — Calculations: 40 numerical free-entry questions in 120 minutes; you type the answer, so accurate method under time is decisive.
- Part 2 — Multiple choice: 120 questions in 150 minutes — 90 five-option SBAs and 15 EMQ sets of two (30 EMQ items, eight shared options per set).
The GPhC framework and official sample questions set the standard; Coditioning's modules are third-party scaffolding aligned to it, not a preview of the paper. Anchor medicines facts to the SmPC/eMC, professional and legal standards to MEP and GPhC standards, and management to NICE and CKS.
Diagnose before you open a module
Coditioning is organised by clinical module, which is excellent for structure and a trap for cueing. Before opening a module, sit a short cold diagnostic of five to ten items on that system. You expose what you already know and give yourself specific gaps to fill, so the module lands against real questions instead of confirming what you half-remember.
Read or watch in bounded segments, then recall before checking
Work through a module in short segments — one system sub-topic at a time — then close the platform and write a concise recall from memory: the discriminating feature, the management rule, and the distractor trap. Reopen the module only to correct your recall. Retrieval before checking is the mechanism; passively re-reading the explanation is not.
Convert each objective into three prompts
For each learning objective a module raises, capture:
- One discrimination question separating the right answer from its nearest rival.
- One management rule anchored to NICE/CKS or the SmPC/eMC.
- One "why not the alternative?" prompt, which is where EMQ traps usually sit.
Three cues per objective beat a transcribed explanation. You are building retrieval hooks, not duplicating the module.
Test with fresh questions, then retest after a gap
Within 24–48 hours, test each module's material with fresh questions rather than the items embedded in that module — replaying a module's own questions measures memory of the module, not the topic. Retest after a spacing interval to catch decay. Because Coditioning's modules concentrate large question counts in some systems (endocrine at 109, for example), resist the urge to grind one module to completion; spread retrieval across systems and rotate calculation types daily.
Build a weekly mixed block so module order is not a cue
Once a week, sit a mixed, timed block that deliberately ignores module order — calculations interleaved with Part 2 items, systems shuffled. In a module-structured course this matters more than usual: if endocrine questions always follow the endocrine module, the module itself is answering for you. The exam interleaves everything; your weekly block should too.
Exit a module when performance improves, not when it is finished
Leave a module when fresh blocks on that system reveal few new gaps and your timed accuracy has stabilised — regardless of how much of the module remains unread. The module's completion bar measures consumption; unseen accuracy measures readiness.
A worked seven-day plan (Coditioning for one job, iatroX for measurement)
Give Coditioning one job — teach and drill a target module — and use iatroX for unseen transfer measurement. No proprietary-algorithm claims are involved: you select the domains and run the timed blocks yourself. This example suits a pre-registration trainee around eight to ten weeks out.
| Day | Conditioning Pharmacy / Coditioning (one job: teach + drill a module) | iatroX (unseen measurement) |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10-item cold diagnostic on the target module; work the module in bounded segments; write recall | — |
| Tue | Redo Monday's misses cold; work 20 module SBA/EMQ items; log errors | 20-item unseen mixed Part 2 block, timed; record first-pass accuracy |
| Wed | 20-minute calculations drill on two rotating types | — |
| Thu | Turn the module's objectives into discrimination/management/"why not" prompts | 20-item unseen mixed block; note the two weakest systems |
| Fri | Targeted module review on Thursday's two weak systems only | Retest those two systems, 15 unseen items each |
| Sat | 40-minute mixed, timed block ignoring module order | — |
| Sun | Review; update your coverage matrix; choose next week's module | 30-item unseen mixed block as the week's transfer score |
The iatroX side answers the question that predicts a pass: on fresh, timed, mixed items, is your accuracy rising? Your percentage inside a familiar course is not your exam score — see "Your Q-Bank Percentage Is Not Your Exam Score" — and keep the two resources non-overlapping using the two-Q-bank rule.
Decision checklist: continue, supplement, switch or stop
- Continue if your first-pass accuracy on Coditioning modules is rising and the content is still teaching you something.
- Supplement (add unseen measurement) once you have worked most of the relevant modules, your unseen accuracy lags your in-course percentage by more than about ten points, or a framework domain remains untested.
- Switch only if sampling shows content failing a recency check against current guidance, not because a competitor looks newer.
- Stop buying more input when your limiting factor is pacing or calculation accuracy — spend that time on timed mocks and calculations drills.
Base every branch on a measured gap, not novelty or sunk cost.
Frequently asked questions
Is Conditioning Pharmacy enough for GPhC Common Registration Assessment on its own? For a candidate who converts its modules into active recall, Coditioning can carry much of the teaching-and-drilling load, because it covers both parts across a structured set of clinical modules. Its weakness as a measurement tool is inherent: once you have seen its items, your score reflects familiarity, and its module structure can cue answers by topic. Pair it with a pool of unseen questions — official sample material plus a measurement-only bank — so some of your practice always tests transfer rather than recognition.
Which GPhC Common Registration Assessment component does Conditioning Pharmacy not reproduce well? The two weakest points to verify are full-length timed mock conditions and the free-entry calculations experience. A module-structured course naturally drills topic by topic, but the exam demands cross-domain retrieval under a strict clock, and Part 1 is answered by typing numbers rather than picking options. Confirm whether the platform offers timed mixed mocks and genuine free-entry calculation practice; if it does not, add those from official material and a measurement bank.
How many Conditioning Pharmacy questions should I complete per day for GPhC Common Registration Assessment? On placement, aim for 20–30 module items plus a short calculations drill daily, reviewing misses the same day and re-testing cold within 48 hours; on study leave, 40–60 with the same discipline. Because some modules hold very large question counts, resist grinding one to completion — spread retrieval across systems. Quality of review beats raw count every time; prioritise low-confidence and wrong items over easy repeats.
When should I stop using Conditioning Pharmacy and move to mixed mocks? Move the balance towards full, mixed, timed mocks in the final two to three weeks, once your per-module accuracy has stabilised and modules are no longer teaching new content. The tell is diminishing returns: when a fresh block surfaces few new gaps, your constraint has become pacing, stamina and calculation speed under exam conditions, which only mixed timed practice trains.
How should I combine Conditioning Pharmacy with iatroX without duplicating practice? Assign distinct roles and never test the same item twice. Use Coditioning to teach and drill within a module, and iatroX to serve unseen, timed, mixed blocks — deliberately shuffled so module order cannot cue the answer — that measure transfer. Keep one miss log, and treat the iatroX unseen score, not either product's internal percentage, as your readiness signal. Once an item is recognised, it no longer measures anything.
Editorial notes and references
Written by Dr Kolawole Tytler, NHS GP and founder of iatroX. Last checked 20 July 2026. Vendor figures (question counts, module structure, prices and access terms) are vendor-reported as of that date and change without notice — verify them on the Coditioning product page before purchasing. Disclosure: iatroX operates a competing UK question bank; its role here is confined to the unseen-MCQ measurement and knowledge layer that Coditioning's course does not claim to be, and this article does not position iatroX as a course. Corrections are welcome via the feedback route on iatrox.com.
References: GPhC CRA structure — pharmacyregulation.org; product details — coditioning.com and the course page; iatroX GPhC bank, the two-Q-bank rule and "Your Q-Bank Percentage Is Not Your Exam Score".