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Eight weeks of focused preparation is the sweet spot for the CRA. This week-by-week plan addresses both Part 1 and Part 2, weights revision to high-yield areas, and builds in mock ...

Law and governance in the CRA tests applied knowledge of the Medicines Act, controlled drugs, professional standards, and fitness to practise. Finite content, highly scoreable with...

Foundation trainees are busy — dispensary work, ward rounds, placements. Mobile-first revision tools are essential. Not all GPhC platforms have good mobile experiences.

Part 2 (120 SBA questions, 2.5 hours) covers clinical therapeutics, law, and pharmacy practice. High-weight topics (cardiovascular, CNS, endocrine, respiratory, infections) account...

Part 1 (40 calculations, 2 hours) is where many candidates fail — and it must be passed alongside Part 2 on the same day. Daily timed calculation practice is the only effective pre...

A credible free GPhC preparation stack exists: iatroX adaptive Q-bank + BNF + GPhC official examples + PJ preparation series + CPPE modules. The gap is mock exams and structured co...

The GPhC revision market mapped: Q-banks, courses, flashcards, free resources, and adaptive AI — with pricing and recommended stacks by budget tier.

Passmedicine is established with strong analytics and peer benchmarking. iatroX is newer to pharmacy but offers genuine adaptive spaced repetition, a native mobile app, and MHRA re...

Passmedicine excels at readiness calibration (histograms, peer comparison). Pharm Educate excels at teaching why the answer is right (clear rationale). Analytics vs explanation qua...

Focus Pre-Reg emphasises BNF chapter recordings and expert-authored notes. Pre-Reg Shortcuts emphasises live sessions, community, and personality-led teaching. Academic vs communit...

Pre-Reg Shortcuts is the full-service course ecosystem. iatroX is the free adaptive daily-drilling option. They're complementary: structured teaching + personalised adaptive revisi...

Passmedicine has superior analytics and peer benchmarking. OnTrack has deeper pharmacy-specific content and a longer pharmacy exam track record. Data-driven readiness vs pharmacy-s...