Practise what the PSA actually tests. Completely free.
PassthePSA is a free online Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) revision platform for UK medical students, with 1,200+ PSA practice questions and 11 full mock papers.
Practise by section, by difficulty or by topic, sit full 60-item, 200-mark papers at the real two-minutes-per-item pace, and get a complete explanation after every question, citing the BNF where it matters.
Practise every PSA section
Prescribing, prescription review, planning management, communicating information, calculation skills, adverse drug reactions, drug monitoring and data interpretation. Free-text prescriptions are marked like the real exam, against BNF-derived mark schemes with partial credit for defensible alternatives.
Know exactly where you lost the marks
Every prescription is marked in two halves, drug choice and then medicine, dose, route and frequency, with partial credit and the explanation behind every mark.
Free for everyone
Every question, every paper and the dashboard, free. Create a free account, no card needed.
Free to use
Everything is free. Create a free account for all 1,200+ questions, all 11 papers and the readiness dashboard, no card needed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Prescribing Safety Assessment?
The PSA is the national online exam that UK medical students and foundation doctors must pass before prescribing: 8 sections, 60 items, 2 hours.
Do the mock papers match the real format?
Yes: the same section blueprint, the same answer formats including free-text prescribing, timed at the exam pace.
Is PassthePSA free?
Yes: every account has all 1,200+ questions and all 11 papers. No card needed.
Free guides
The PSA exam guide: format, marks, timing and how to revise, with a guide to each of the eight item styles and a real question from every one: prescribing, prescription review, planning management, communicating information, calculation skills, adverse drug reactions, drug monitoring and data interpretation. What is in the question bank, the mock papers, PSA exam dates, format and marks and the PSA revision notes. Also how to use the BNF fast, with timed drills, and the PSA FAQ and how the bank is built.