CliniLink Academy | Clinical e-learning

Polypharmacy in primary care

Bring structure to your next medication review. Explore medication review, deprescribing, monitoring and referral through focused e-learning, with cases to connect the topics to practice.

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A medication list is only the starting point

Polypharmacy brings together competing treatment goals, monitoring needs and patient priorities. This course organises those considerations into a sequence you can revisit alongside your professional development.

REVIEW

Start with the whole picture

Explore structured medication review frameworks and the decisions they support.

REFLECT

Consider the treatment burden

Study deprescribing, high-risk medicines and treatment goals in frailty.

CONNECT

Bring the topics together

Work through cases and revisit the course’s referral and escalation topics.

What you will explore

Use the course to focus your learning on the decisions relevant to your role.

  • Explore structured medication review frameworks.
  • Review patient-centred approaches to deprescribing.
  • Identify the monitoring topics covered for high-risk medicines.
  • Consider treatment goals in frailty and end-of-life care.
  • Bring review and referral considerations together in case-based learning.

Inside the course

Explore the e-learning and supporting resources at your own pace.

  1. 01

    Introduction to polypharmacy

    Start with the principles that underpin a structured medication review.

  2. 02

    Structured medication review

    Clinical decision-making and medication review frameworks.

  3. 03

    Deprescribing in practice

    Patient-centred medicine withdrawal.

  4. 04

    High-risk medicines and monitoring

    Monitoring considerations in clinical practice.

  5. 05

    Frailty and end-of-life care

    Treatment goals and the individual patient.

  6. 06

    Referral pathways

    Structured clinical escalation and referral.

  7. 07

    Case-based polypharmacy

    Bringing the course topics together in practice scenarios.

What comes with it

Focused e-learning

Work through seven clinical topics in sequence or revisit the areas most relevant to your practice.

Case-based learning

The final lesson brings together the medication review themes through cases.

Introductory lesson

Explore the introductory lesson and see the topics covered in the course.

Your course educators

CliniLink Academy

Course provider

Make the learning your own

Use your own CPD record to capture what you learned, how it relates to your role and what you intend to change. Keep a personal record of your reflection and next steps.

Completion and certificateA course completion certificate is available through your learning account. Complete the course requirements to access it through your learning account.
Scope and current guidanceUse current guidance, local policies and professional judgement when applying learning. Online completion does not establish practical competence.

Access and next steps

This course is included in the CliniLink CPD membership bundle. Members and existing course learners can sign in to your existing account to use it.

Questions before you start

Can I learn at my own pace?
Yes. Work through the e-learning at a pace that suits you and revisit the topics during your access period.
How do I start this course?
Sign in using the account linked to your membership or existing course enrolment, then open the introductory lesson.
Who is the course intended for?
UK healthcare professionals involved in prescribing, medication review and medicines optimisation.
How do I access a course I already have?
Sign in using the account associated with your enrolment and open the course from your dashboard.
What does the completion certificate show?
It records completion of the Academy course. It does not certify practical competence or replace any assessment required by your employer or professional body.

Make space for a more structured medication review

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Educational content for UK healthcare professionals. It does not replace clinical judgement, current guidance, supervision or local governance. Course information checked 5 September 2026; this is not a clinical content-review date.