Recognition for Prior Learning – Medicines Counter Assistant

Overview

The Recognition for Prior Learning – Medicines Counter Assistant Course has been designed specifically for Medicines Counter Assistants to update and revise their knowledge. The course is available “on demand” and is self-directed distance learning completed over eight weeks. This means the candidate can study and revise their knowledge, skill and competence in appraising patient needs within a pharmacy setting and recommending the appropriate course of action.

Enrolment Requirements

Enrolment is open to Medicines Counter Assistants who have been certified on the IPU Medicines Counter Assistant Course or the IPU Pharmacy Interact Assistant Course before 2021.

Course Content

The course contains 10 Study Topics:

• Medicine Counter Customer
• Over-the-Counter Medicines PSI Regulations
• Gastrointestinal Conditions and Treatments (Upper Digestive)
• Gastrointestinal Conditions and Treatments (Lower Digestive)
• Respiratory Conditions and Treatments
• Pain Types and Treatments
• Skin Conditions and Treatments
• General Illness and Treatments
• Smoking Cessation Products
• Vitamins, Minerals and Nutritional Dietary Supplements

Course Delivery and Methodology

This distance learning course has self-study support materials, PowerPoint Presentations and Handouts. There are also multiple “Online Quizzes” for the candidate to test their knowledge throughout the course. The course is completed over eight weeks. Online Exams will run once a quarter.

Course Schedule

This course is available for enrollment year-round. This course should be completed over a period of 8 weeks.

Assessment

Online exams will run once per quarter. Learners must achieve a minimum score of 80% in the exam to successfully complete the course. Upon completion, a Certificate of Completion will be awarded.

Course Fee

The cost of this course is €209 for learners working for IPU members; or €399 for learners working for non-members.

How to Enrol and Pay

1. Go to www.ipu.ie.
2. In the top menu, click on “IPU Professional Academy” and then select Training Courses.
3. If you want to browse first, just click View Course to read the details.
4. From the Training Courses page, you can add courses to a shopping cart by hovering over the course you want and clicking Add to Cart. You will be able to increase the quantity at the Checkout point. You can continue adding other courses to the cart, or when you are done, click View basket on the last course you added, or, if you are viewing a course, click on the basket icon in the right-hand corner and click View Basket.
5. From here, you can increase the quantity but make sure to click Update Basket if you do so.
6. Please, make sure you click on the green button ”Members Login” and log on if you are a member, so the system will show the member price.
7. Click Proceed to Checkout when you are happy with your booking (s) and enter your billing and pharmacist details.
8. You can then scroll down to enter the student details. For example, if you are intending on booking one student on one course and then two students on to a different course, you will see three student bookings appear in the Checkout, since you are booking three slots. The name of the course (s) you have selected will appear at the top of each slot so you can enter the details of the appropriate student to the selected course. You would then repeat the same for the next two student slots.
9. After entering all the required information, enter your card details and click Place Order to pay for all of the bookings in one go.This eLearning course is available to purchase 24/7 and is placed on the IPU Professional Academy Learning Management System (LMS).