Guidance to Register as Pharmacist in Canada,US,

Australia, UK and UAE.

By: Muhammad Khan SarfrazPhD Student, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sci.University of Alberta, Edmomton,CanadaEmail mkspharmacist@gmail.com

Scope of Pharmacist

• Highly paid Profession in Canada, USA, Australia and UK Classified as (White-collar Job).

• Pharmacist Salary is Approx=$40/hour

• Opportunities at Community Pharmacy and also at Hospital and Industry.

How to registered as Pharmacist ?

1- Proper Guidance2- Motivation 3- Skills to work in the challenging environment.4-Problem solving abilities.5- Handle the Stress.

Objective

To go through the brief procedure to register as

Pharmacist in

Canada

USA

Australia

UK

UAE

Canada

• Pharmacy Examination are conducted under the control of PEBC( Pharmacy Examination board of Canada). http://www.pebc.ca

• There are 3 steps for international student to achieving PEBC pharmacist certification:

• STEP 1: DOCUMENT EVALUATION.

• STEP 2: THE PHARMACIST EVALUATING EXAMINATION.

• STEP 3: THE PHARMACIST QUALIFYING EXAMINATION, PART I (MCQ) and PART II (OSCE).

STEP 1: DOCUMENT EVALUATION .You must pass this evaluation of your educationaland professional credentials to be eligible to writethe Pharmacist Evaluating Examination (We easilyqualify that).

You must pass this written examination to be eligible for the Pharmacist Qualifying Examination – Parts I and II (You have to go through all pharmacy course once to pass this exam) .

STEP 2: THE PHARMACIST EVALUATING EXAMINATION

Your final step to qualifying for certification with PEBC. When you have passed both Parts of the examination you will be certified and registered with PEBC as Qualified Pharmacist.

For this portion you have to really work hard and proper understanding of Drug and therapeutics.

Need 1000 hour of internship and IELTS 6.5 to get register with PEBC.

Then after that job is not a issue, Drug store are chasing you for Job.

STEP 3: THE PHARMACIST QUALIFYING EXAMINATION, PART I (MCQ) Written and PART II (OSCE) Verbal Exam

Expense

Examination Expense per ExamStep 1 Document Evaluation 530 CADStep 2 Pharmacist Evaluation Exam

515 CAD

Step 3 MCQs and OSCE 400+1520 CADTotal 2965 CAD

USA

• National Association Board of Pharmacy NAPB is conducting pharmacy Exam in USA. http://www.nabp.net/

There are 3 steps to achieving NABP pharmacist certification for International student.

• STEP 1: Document Evaluation by ECE

• STEP 2: The Pharmacist Equivalence examination certification by FPGEC

• STEP 3: The NAPLEX Examination

STEP 1: Document Evaluation by ECE

• Evaluation Credential evaluation (ECE) is a separate non profit organization, evaluating you educational document equivalence with USA degree. http://www.ece.org/

• We easily qualify that by sending ours Pharm D degree and transcript according to their requirements.

STEP 2: The Pharmacist Equivalence examination certification by FPGEC

• FPGEC is Foreign Pharmacist Graduate Equivalence Examination Certificate required by International students by fulfilling two requirements.

• 1- FPGEE (Foreign Pharmacist Graduate Equivalence Exam)http://www.nabp.net/programs/examination/fpgee/fpgee-blueprint/

• 2- Toefl iBT (Computerized Based) requirement Reading: 21,Listening 18, Speaking 26 and Writing 24.http://www.nabp.net/programs/examination/fpgec/toefl-ibt/

STEP 3: The NAPLEX Examination

• You must get FPGEC to qualify for the NAPLEX exam.NAPLEX is a nationwide exam used by boards of pharmacy as one component of pharmacistl icensure

• http://www.nabp.net/programs/examination/naplex/

Expense

Examination Expense per ExamStep 1 ECE Evaluation 80 USDStep 2 FPGEE+ Toefl IBT 800 +200 USDStep 3 NAPLEX 485 USDTotal 1365 USD

http://www.pharmacycouncil.org.au/examining_feeschedule.html#Examining

Australia

Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) governing the pharmacy Exam in Australia

http://www.pharmacycouncil.org.au/index.html

1- Document Evaluation.2- English Competency Examination.3- KAPS (Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Exam) 4- Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) requirements for registration.

1- Document EvaluationAn initial assessment of a candidate’s qualifications and

associated documents is undertaken to determine an applicant's eligibility to undertake the secondary assessment which is the knowledge assessment (KAPS) for Stream A or the competency assessment (CAOP) for Stream B.

2- English Competency ExaminationAn overall Band score of at least 7.5(with a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the four components) at the Academic level of IELTS is an essential prerequisite for enrolment in the KAPS (as used in Stream A).

3-Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KAPS)

The KAPS consists of two papers of multiple choice questions covering pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and physiology, and therapeutics. It is held in Australia and overseas in March and September each year.

4- Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) registration requirements

1-Supervised practice in an Australian pharmacy under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist (1824 hours)

2-A an intern training program.

-attendance at seminars and workshops

- completion of assessment tasks

3-A written examination.

4-A oral examination.

http://www.pharmacycouncil.org.au/examining_streamA.html

Expense

Exam Exam FeeDocument Evaluation +I ELTS 500+ 200 AUDStream A - Secondary assessment – KAPS

1600 AUD

PBA Written Examination prepared and delivered by APC

550 AUD

Total 2820 AUD

United Kingdom

General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) governing the pharmacist registration in UK, and as an Overseas pharmacist we have to fulfill these requirements

1-An Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OSPAP)

2-52 weeks of pre-registration training approved by the GPhC, and

3-The registration assessment Examination.

1- Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme (OSPAP)

• Aston University (Birmingham) University of Brighton

• Kingston University Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen)

• University of Sunderland

OSPAP is a one-year post graduate diploma course designed to ensure that those who have qualified overseas receive the appropriate education and training to prepare them for UK Practice and entry to pre-registration training. Entry to these course needs English language proficiency of IELTS testing at level 7 in each category at a single test.

http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/regulatingpharmacy/educationandprofessionaldevelopment/educationandtraining/pharmacist/ospap/index.aspx

2- 52 weeks of pre-registration training approved by the GPhC

On graduation you will be eligible to apply for preregistration training for a one-year period prior to taking up the registration examination of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/regulatingpharmacy/educationandprofessionaldevelopment/pharmacistpreregistrationtraining/index.aspx

3-The registration assessment Exam

• There are two examination papers; an open-book and a closed book paper. Questions are based on practice-based situations and are designed to test the thinking and knowledge which lie behind any action.

http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/regulatingpharmacy/educationandprofessionaldevelopment/pharmacistpreregistrationtraining/index.aspx

UAE

• Document verification ministry of foreign affairs in Pakistan.

• Written Arabic Exam

• Pharmacology exam (MCQ)

• Oral exam (in Arabic) in Abudhabi

• Law exam

• Visit .www.haad.ae and www.moh.gov.ae

Pakistan

• Get Pham D degree from any PPC Approved University like IUB

• Send (1 page) application form with appropriate fee (500 PKR) and picture to Punjab Pharmacy Council , Lahore

• They will register you as a pharmacist in Class A category and send you the registration certificate to practice as pharmacist in Pakistan.