Table 1.

Key principles concerning the delivery of relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes within the framework of an integrated discipline-free curriculum published by the Clinical Section of the British Pharmacological Society [12]

Prescribing and therapeutics should be identified as an important ‘theme’ throughout the medical curriculum

Core learning objectives should be clearly identified

The factual burden posed by the increasing number of prescription drugs should be eased by prioritizing learning around a core list of commonly used drugs (a ‘student formulary’)

Leadership from enthusiastic teachers would be necessary for coordinating learning about drugs