Training Scenarios
Self-contained, realistic pharmacy cases grouped by skill area. Each scenario page explains what it teaches, the skills it trains, and an example case.
High-Risk Medication
Some drugs are unforgiving. A weekly methotrexate dose taken daily is a classic fatal error - the pharmacist is the last check that prevents it.
A new case every day.
Basic
5OTC Pain Relief
A patient walks in asking for something for pain. The right move is rarely the fastest one - a few targeted questions prevent an unsafe recommendation.
Common Cold
Most colds are viral and self-limiting - the pharmacist's job is supportive care, contraindication checks, and catching the case that isn't actually a cold.
Prescription Basics
Before any dispensing, the prescription itself must be checked. The basics - drug, dose, form, quantity, legality - catch errors that are easy to miss in a hurry.
Seasonal Allergy
Sneezing and itchy eyes in spring usually mean hay fever. The pharmacist picks the right antihistamine and checks it fits the patient's daily life.
Heartburn & Acid Reflux
Occasional heartburn is common and manageable with OTC products and lifestyle changes. The pharmacist's job is to assess frequency, recommend safely, and catch the case that needs a doctor.
Intermediate
12Drug Interaction
Recognising an interaction is only half the job - the other half is choosing the right action: hold, refer, or offer a safe alternative through the prescriber.
Pediatric Medication
Children are dosed by weight, not by age, and several common adult drugs are off-limits. Calm, precise guidance protects both the child and the parent.
Antibiotic Counseling
Refusing an antibiotic is only half the job - the other half is solving the patient's real problem and, when an antibiotic is appropriate, making sure it's taken correctly.
Prescription Error
Two prescribers, one patient, and a combination that can stop the heart. The pharmacist is the last safety check before dispensing.
Elderly Patient
Ageing changes how drugs are handled. A short review of an older patient's regimen can prevent falls, kidney harm and silent duplication.
Anticoagulant Safety
A direct oral anticoagulant saves lives but turns several ordinary situations - a new antibiotic, a missed dose, minor bleeding - into decisions that matter.
Diabetes Medication
Patients with type 2 diabetes often want to replace proven therapy with a supplement. The pharmacist's job is to protect the proven treatment and catch emergencies.
Hypertension
A high reading at the counter is a moment for calm action, not panic - and the "blood-pressure pills cause dependency" myth must be put down clearly.
Allergy / Antihistamine
The right antihistamine depends on what the patient does next - drive, work, sleep - and on spotting when "just allergies" is becoming dangerous.
Medication Adherence
Non-adherence usually has a reason. The pharmacist's skill is uncovering it and matching the fix - not lecturing the patient into silence.
Pregnancy & Medication Safety
Medication in pregnancy demands extra caution — the wrong choice can harm both mother and fetus. Trimester matters, and some common drugs are off-limits entirely.
Peptic Ulcer & NSAID Dilemma
When a patient with a peptic ulcer needs pain relief, the easy answer — an NSAID — is exactly the wrong one. The pharmacist must balance analgesia against GI bleeding risk.
Advanced
8Polypharmacy Review
Eight medications and a new ninth. The danger isn't one drug - it's the duplicate, the interaction, and the schedule nobody can follow.
Complex Drug Interaction
When three serotonergic drugs meet one patient, the question isn't whether there's an interaction - it's how to untangle it safely without the patient stopping anything on their own.
High-Risk Medication
Some drugs are unforgiving. A weekly methotrexate dose taken daily is a classic fatal error - the pharmacist is the last check that prevents it.
Complex Prescription
Several checks at once - dose, form, quantity, look-alike names - is where experience shows. One wrong letter can mean a different drug entirely.
Adverse Drug Reaction
Not every drug complaint means stop the drug. The skill is telling an expected, manageable effect from a reaction that needs urgent action - and reporting both.
Clinical Red Flags
Some patients don't need a product - they need a doctor, fast. Spotting red flags and saying so clearly is the pharmacist's most important safety skill.
Multi-Problem Patient
Diabetes, heart failure, chronic pain, recent falls, and a new prescription that doesn't fit. The hardest cases need prioritisation before any single recommendation.
Renal Impairment & Polypharmacy
When kidneys fail, every dose matters. An elderly patient on ten medications walks in with a new prescription — the pharmacist must reconcile, adjust, and protect against cascading harm.