THE FOUNDATION DOCTOR · PRESCRIBING DECISION CHECKS

Would you prescribe this?

Spot the error on the chart, name what you must check first, and decide whether to hold, continue or escalate. Forty short checks for FY1 doctors and final-year students.

Always check the BNF, your trust formulary and a pharmacist. This tool trains decisions; it does not calculate doses.
For the rules themselves (mnemonics, high-risk drugs, chart sections), see the Prescribing Safety reference. Any number quoted here is attributed to a named national source, never calculated for a patient. Sources checked Oct 2026.