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 Expense per Exam

Step 1 Document Evaluation 530 CAD
Step 2 Pharmacist Evaluation 515 CAD
Exam
Step 3 MCQs and OSCE 400+1520 CAD
Total 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 Expense per Exam

Step 1 ECE Evaluation 80 USD
Step 2 FPGEE+ Toefl IBT 800 +200 USD
Step 3 NAPLEX 485 USD
Total 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 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 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 Exam Fee

Document Evaluation +I ELTS 500+ 200 AUD
Stream A - Secondary 1600 AUD
assessment – KAPS
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) University of Brighton

• Kingston University Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen)

• University of Sunderland
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.