Pharmacy AI · Module 2 · Unit 1 — Digital Pharmacy & E-Prescription Systems

Digital Dispensing Using FEFO/FIFO Principles & Patient Counselling

Aim — To accurately dispense prescribed medications using a digital pharmacy system by selecting the correct drug on FEFO/FIFO principles, verifying product details, documenting the dispensing process and providing appropriate patient counselling. Duration 60 minutes · One unique case per student · 110-mark competency rubric.

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◐ Theme

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You are the pharmacist. A prescription arrives and you must give out the right medicine, safely, from a digital stock rack. The golden rules:

Right drug, right strength — match exactly what the prescription says (watch for look-alike strengths).
FEFO — First Expiry First Out — dispense the batch with the earliest expiry first (reduces waste).
FIFO — First In First Out — if two batches have the same expiry, give the one received earliest.
Never dispense an expired or wrong-strength product. Then dispense the correct quantity, label it, update stock and counsel the patient.

Stuck on a case? Open “Need a hint?” in the station.

Student tasks

During the dispensing station you must:

Patient counselling checklist

Every dispensing must be accompanied by counselling covering:

Drug-specific counselling hints

Drug	Counselling hint

Faculty assessment rubric

Criteria	Marks

Objective criteria are auto-scored by the digital system; professional conduct is confirmed on completion of all steps. Pass mark: 50%.

Candidate & case assignment

Candidate name

Registration no.

Assigned case

Each student is assigned one unique prescription. Your examiner will tell you your case number.

Practical record & assessment

Complete the dispensing station and submit to generate your assessment.