If you no longer have access to your account and have lost your certificate you will need to contact your medical school who can confirm your PSA pass on university headed paper and can be used in place of the certificate.

There are three opportunities for doctors in the Foundation Programme to sit the PSA during each training year (one sitting in each four-month placement). Adverse drug reactions test your ability to identify an abnormal reaction/interaction or how you would manage an adverse drug reaction in practice. Having said that, with the right preparation and enough time dedicated to practice questions, you absolutely can pass the PSA first time!Drug of the Week is a great series of e-learning modules produced by Bart's and the London School of Medicine. Prepare for the PSA has been tested using Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and higher; the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera for PC; Safari for Mac; and the built-in browser for Android devices. If the PSA was passed more than two years before starting foundation training, it will need to be successfully retaken before completion of the F1 year. This is one of the reasons why results release is delayed after each sitting; to make sure that no candidates are disadvantaged for providing answers that are not initially recognised but are credit-worthy. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the evaluation and treatment of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

In the first instance, please confirm with the PSA Lead at your school that they have registered you for the PSA. All final-year medical students and overseas graduates coming to the UK to work as Foundation Year 1 (FY1) doctors are required to take the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA). Note that there may be a few different wordings for a particular adverse effect and the BNF will only use one of them. Often relevant adverse drug reactions (ADRs) can be found in either the “side effect”, “interactions” or “cautions” section of the medication. Candidates who take part gain access to feedback on their overall score in relation to the pass mark and on their score per each domain of the assessment.This includes: drug dose, drug route, drug frequency, side effects, adjustments in renal impairment, monitoring requirements and so on. You will be provided with a clinical scenario and some investigation results and tasked with determining the most appropriate course of action forward with regard to prescribing. You will be asked to make a drug dosage calculation; the question will contain all relevant numerical data as well as distracting data that you will not need. Our spaced repetition mode allows you to focus on areas of weakness and helps you track your PSA performance over time.

Top tip: Make sure you read the question carefully and know the exact time point they are asking about (e. I also used my own pharmacology notes from medical school to revise key drugs from each branch of medicine e.This site and its content are not endorsed by the Medical Schools Council or the British Pharmacological Society and its associated product, the PSA.