Guidance to Register as Pharmacist in Canada,US, Australia, UK and UAE.

By: Muhammad Khan Sarfraz PhD Student, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sci. University of Alberta, Edmomton,Canada Email 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 Guidance 2- 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 educational and professional credentials to be eligible to write the Pharmacist Evaluating Examination (We easily qualify that).

STEP 2: THE PHARMACIST EVALUATING EXAMINATION

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

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.

Expense

Examination Step 1 Document Evaluation Step 2 Pharmacist Evaluation Exam Step 3 MCQs and OSCE Total

Expense per Exam 530 CAD 515 CAD 400+1520 CAD 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/fpg ee-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 Step 1 ECE Evaluation Step 2 FPGEE+ Toefl IBT Step 3 NAPLEX Total Expense per Exam 80 USD 800 +200 USD 485 USD 1365 USD

http://www.pharmacycouncil.org.au/examining_feesche dule.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 Evaluation
An initial assessment of a candidates 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 Examination

An 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 Document Evaluation +I ELTS Stream A - Secondary assessment KAPS

Exam Fee 500+ 200 AUD 1600 AUD

PBA Written Examination 550 AUD prepared and delivered by APC 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)

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.
Aston University (Birmingham) Kingston University University of Sunderland University of Brighton

Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen)

http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/regulatingpharmacy/e ducationandprofessionaldevelopment/educationandtraini ng/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/ed ucationandprofessionaldevelopment/pharmacistpreregistrat iontraining/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/pharmacistprer egistrationtraining/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.