Pharma for non-Pharmacists

Pharma for Non-Pharmacists explores an important, yet often under-recognised, aspect of contemporary pain care: the role medications can play in influencing symptoms, contributing to pain, or masquerading as common musculoskeletal and neuropathic presentations.

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What you’ll be able to do

Recognise what you’re looking atIdentify the medicines that turn up in pain presentations, what they do, and why they were prescribed.

Spot harm earlyRecognise side effects, interactions and adverse outcomes before they derail treatment.

Protect your rehab planUnderstand how medicines help or hinder the non-pharmacological work you’re actually doing.

Collaborate with confidenceTalk to pharmacists and prescribers in their language, and know when to pick up the phone.

Taught by a pharmacist who works in pain

Pharmacist Dr Pene Wood leads this self-paced course for allied health professionals who work with people in pain but don't prescribe.

Everything you need to weigh medicines confidently in your practice

Designed for clinicians without a pharmacy background, this course is not about turning you into a pharmacologist. It is about strengthening your clinical reasoning. You'll learn how to ask more meaningful questions, recognise medication-related patterns that are easily overlooked, and work more effectively alongside prescribers and pharmacists to support better patient care.

Understanding when symptoms began, how they have changed, and what medications may be influencing the clinical picture can reveal insights that might otherwise be missed. Recognising these patterns early may help avoid unnecessary investigations, reduce ineffective treatment approaches, and open new avenues for meaningful clinical conversations

What’s inside

Fourteen modules, worked through at your own pace.

MODULE 01

Language Matters When Talking About Medicines

MODULE 02

The Role of Medicines in Acute and Persistent (Chronic) Pain

MODULE 03

Medicines Used for Pain

MODULE 04

Adjuvants

MODULE 05

Medicines That Can Cause or Contribute to Pain

MODULE 06

The Impact of Medicines on Non-Pharmacological Management

MODULE 07

Medicines and Surgery

MODULE 08

When Things Go Wrong

MODULE 09

Managing Medicine Side Effects

MODULE 10

Significant Medicine Interactions and Outcomes

MODULE 11

Tapering, Reducing and Deprescribing Medicines

MODULE 12

Collaborative Care and Medication Review in Pain Management

MODULE 13

Lived Experience

MODULE 14

Tying It All Together

What you get

✓ 14 modules of video teaching with Dr Pene Wood
✓ A downloadable workbook to use alongside the course
✓ Knowledge checks throughout to consolidate each module
✓ Two interactive simulations: a team-based decision simulator and a tapering case simulation
✓ A full case study: polypharmacy and frailty over 12 months
✓ A lived-experience module – the patient's account, in their words
✓ Certificate of completion
✓ Self-paced, on-demand – start any time, revisit any time