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Instructions
• Set aside with your preceptor a suitable length of time for this exercise (approximately 35 minutes)
• This ‘mock exam’ will be separated into three (3) sections, as per PBA Oral Exam:
1. Part A: Primary Healthcare (10 mins)
2. Part B: Legal and Ethical Practice (5 mins)
3. Part C: Problem Solving and Communication (20 minutes)
• Your preceptor/mentor will be required to role-play as the assessor/patient/doctor throughout the
exercise and only provide information to interns if/when correct patient history taking is
conducted
• The answer resource will have the complete set of details, including the answers for each case:
o Note that this resource is a guide and is not intended to supply all possible
answers/interpretations for the cases.
o Additionally, unless otherwise stated, the intern would not necessarily need to provide
ALL of the possible counselling points/answers for each case to be deemed competent.
o The preceptor/mentor is welcome to add their own professional/clinical or anecdotal
advice to the intern throughout the role-play to add to the intern’s experience.
• The intern resource will only include the case description, with limited details. It will be up to them
to provide the correct answers and elicit the required medical histories from you when required.
Disclaimer
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Guild Intern Training Program – Oral Mock Exam – Part A: Primary Healthcare
Patient history /
information
gathering
Identified
condition
Recommended
product(s) &
counselling
Product
justification (why
did you make this
recommendation)
Circumstances
where chosen
product would be
unsuitable
Referral points
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Guild Intern Training Program – Oral Mock Exam – Part B: Legal and Ethical Practice
Scenario It is New Year’s Eve and the senior pharmacist has asked you to dispense all the scripts
kept on file that are claimable for patients who have reached safety net, then ring them
off the till and adjust the stock accordingly. How do you proceed?
Discuss legal
considerations
Discuss ethical
considerations
Describe
consequences all
involved parties e.g.
patient, doctor,
colleague
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Case Presentation
Case Presentation Ms Taylor has returned to your pharmacy with a script from her GP RX
for ongoing supply of Apixaban.
Authority: xxxxxxxxx
Date: today
Patient: Ariel Taylor
Address: 34 Mermaid Street,
Brisbane
Sig: 2 bd
Qty: 60
Rpt: 5
Approval number: xxxx
Dr G Richards
1236383
1 Field St, Brisbane
Additional Information
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5. Patient counselling
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