PLAB VaultMedical disclaimer
Last updated 4 November 2026
PLAB Vault is an exam preparation resource for the PLAB 1 examination. It is not clinical advice and must not be used to make decisions about patient care. Content is written to current UK guidance, such as NICE, NICE CKS and the BNF, checked as of November 2026, and is updated as guidance changes. If you spot an error, please report it. PLAB Vault is a product of Ailopin Digital and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the General Medical Council.
What this means in practice
- It teaches for the exam. Lessons, cards and questions are written to help you answer PLAB 1 questions the way current UK guidance would. They are summaries, so they leave out detail a real patient may need.
- Check before you treat. Guidance changes, and practice differs between the four UK nations, between hospitals and between patients. Before treating anyone, check the current guideline, the BNF and local policy.
- Doses are for learning. Drug doses, thresholds and schedules are given to help you answer exam questions. Confirm them in the BNF or BNFC, or the product information, before you prescribe.
- AI-written explanations are labelled. They are written from PLAB Vault's own lessons and can still contain mistakes. The lessons and the guidance behind them come first.
- Images are drawn for teaching. ECGs, traces and charts in PLAB Vault are drawn by the app to show the features that matter in an exam question. They are simplified and are not real patient records.
Found a mistake?
Every lesson, card and question has a Report an issue link, or you can email [email protected]. We review every report, and a fix reaches everyone at once.
About the exam
PLAB Vault is independent. The General Medical Council sets and runs the PLAB 1 examination. For the official rules, format, dates and booking, use the GMC website.