ABSTRACT
The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) is provided as a two- hour open- book online examination which comprises eight sections based on eight main types of peer- reviewed questions. Student Success in the PSA is designed specifically to meet the professional development needs of the PSA candidates as well as the prescribing competencies outlined by the General Medical Council. This chapter presents six ‘Data Interpretation’ question items in the PSA worth 2 marks each (12 marks in total). These question items are related to medicines, surgery, elderly care, paediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology, and general practice. The questions enable the PSA candidates and other students or healthcare professionals to appreciate the principles used in clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care, and to overall, improve their ability to prescribe safely, effectively and cost- effectively.
