FAST ROUTE
One core read per domain
Open the Core · 5 min item in each card below. Six focused reads, then come back for the challenge.
Scroll to six-domain revisionGlobal Pharmacy Challenge · Preparation Hub
30 minutes. Six domains.
This is not an answer sheet. It is a focused reading route built from open WHO and peer-reviewed/reference material so you can refresh the ideas the challenge tests.
30-min core route ~60 min with deeper reads Open access
Revise by domain
Read for judgement, not memorisation.
The live questions are different from these pages. Focus on principles you can apply to a new scenario.
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DOMAIN 1
Patient Care & Medicines Optimisation
PK decisions, medication review, polypharmacy and transitions of care.
CORE · 5 MIN Pharmacokinetics: steady state & dosingNCBI Bookshelf · StatPearls · current open referenceRefresh half-life, clearance, steady state, loading and maintenance dosing.
Open resource DEEPEN · 6 MIN Medication Without Harm — policy briefWHO · 2024Focus on polypharmacy, high-risk situations and transitions of care.
Open deeper read02
DOMAIN 2
Medication & Patient Safety
System safety, near misses, high-risk medicines and LASA risk reduction.
CORE · 5 MIN Medication Without Harm — policy briefWHO · 2024Read the action areas and the system-level approach to preventable harm.
Open resource DEEPEN · 5 MIN Medication Without HarmWHO · global patient-safety initiativeReview system-level approaches to reducing severe avoidable medication-related harm.
Open deeper read03
DOMAIN 3
Antimicrobial Stewardship & AMR
Appropriate antibiotic use, AWaRe, diagnostics and de-escalation.
CORE · 5 MIN Antimicrobial resistance — fact sheetWHO · Updated July 2026A fast global refresher on drivers, current burden and action priorities.
Open resource DEEPEN · 5 MIN Clinical diagnostic stewardship — practical manualWHO · 8 June 2026Use the right test, specimen and timing — then interpret the result so it improves treatment decisions.
Open deeper read04
DOMAIN 4
Public Health & Prevention
Prevention, NCD risk reduction, vaccination and cold-chain decisions.
CORE · 4 MIN Noncommunicable diseases — fact sheetWHO · Updated September 2025Review modifiable risks, screening and the prevention response.
Open resource DEEPEN · 6 MIN Vaccines and immunizationWHO · open referenceRefresh vaccination principles, coverage, safety and communication in prevention programmes.
Open deeper read05
DOMAIN 5
Access, Equity & the Pharmacist’s Role
Essential medicines, UHC, continuity, affordability and equitable access.
CORE · 4 MIN Essential medicines — fact sheetWHO · Updated January 2026Review how essential medicines are selected and what meaningful access requires.
Open resource DEEPEN · 5 MIN Universal health coverage — fact sheetWHO · Updated December 2025Connect service access, quality and protection from financial hardship.
Open deeper read06
DOMAIN 6
Future Pharmacy & Digital Health
AI accountability, bias, privacy, interoperability and useful decision support.
CORE · 4 MIN Ethics and governance of AI for healthWHO · open guidanceFocus on accountability, oversight, reliability, bias and patient safety in health AI.
Open resource DEEPEN · 5 MIN SMART GuidelinesWHO · currentA practical introduction to standards-based, interoperable digital health systems.
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Don’t overthink it.
Use the mock once if you have not tried the flow. When you enter the ranked challenge, trust the principles and make the best pharmacy decision.
