The basic requirement for pharmacists to be considered for registration is often an undergraduate or postgraduate pharmacy degree from a recognized university.
In the United States since 2003, students must complete a doctor of pharmacy degree to become a licensed pharmacist, with a similar requirement being introduced in some other countries such as Canada and France.
If the regulatory body governs an entire country, they will usually administer a written and oral examination to the prospective pharmacist prior to registration.
In Australia, a pharmacist must complete an undergraduate four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy course followed by an internship and independent examinations set by respective state registration boards.
There is the option of a postgraduate two-year Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) course for those with undergraduate science degree background.
On meeting these requirements, graduates are eligible to sit the registration examination which may involve both written and oral components.
Chilean pharmacists are prepared not only to dispense and be able to work at clinical and community pharmacies, but in Pharmaceutical, Food and Cosmetic industry at every level, including drug development (a Degree is needed here), manufacturing, management, marketing, etc., due to the very strong scientific preparation they receive, including engineering and pharmaceutical technology topics.
The education of pharmacists (Danish: farmaceut) in Denmark takes place at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.
[3] After graduation as a pharmacist with the MPharm degree, the student can begin the three-year Doctor of Pharmacy (DPharm) education programme (Danish: dr.pharm.).
During this residency, the pharmacists specialize in Laboratory Medicine called "biologie médicale", or in hospital pharmacy, or in research (Innovation Pharmaceutique et Recherche).
Since September 2011, undergraduate students that have completed a thesis in the University of Athens during the 5th year of their studies, are able to obtain a Certificate, equivalent to master's degree, together with the Bachelor of Pharmacy.
[5] It is a post-graduate (PG) qualification and hence Pharm.D graduates can register directly for Ph.D.[6] All candidates being awarded the Pharm.D degree are eligible to use the prefix "Dr." before their name.
In Iran, The doctor of pharmacy is a 5.5 years program requiring 11 semesters of coursework in the classroom and experiential practice.
The one-year of pre-registration training has been replaced by an internship program,[8] for which the student both works and completes assignments, leading to the award of an M.Pharm degree from the Royal College of Surgeons.
In New Zealand, as with other western nations, a four-year BPharm must be completed, followed by an internship at a pharmacy (Community, Hospital, Industry &/or University).
During the application process, their high school grades and the score on the entrance exam (пријемни испит/prijemni ispit) are taken into account, and the best students are enrolled.
Students accepted with early assurance matriculate into the professional degree program upon successful completion of entrance requirements and application procedures.
The application process usually begins after completion of the third semester of study for entry into the professional program the following fall.
Once a student is proficient in these core pharmaceutical sciences, instruction in evidence based therapeutic application of pharmacologic agents begins.
Augmenting the pharmaceutical sciences, courses in ethics, management, pharmacy law, communications, public health and advocacy are taught throughout the professional program.
The final year of the curriculum generally consists entirely of the advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE).
[17] Successful completion of the practice experience objectives may yield academic credit and satisfy state pharmacy board requirements for internship.
Successful completion of the practice experience objectives may yield academic credit and satisfy state pharmacy board requirements for internship.
Upon completion of all professional curriculum and practice experiences, the student will graduate and be awarded the Doctor of Pharmacy degree and typically seek licensure by examination.
In order to obtain an initial license, or license by examination, a candidate must have graduated from an AACP accredited school or college of pharmacy, satisfy requirements for internship, write and pass the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), in some states write and pass the Multi-state Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE), and sometimes an additional state exam.
[20] After obtaining a license, it must be periodically renewed by completing continuing education and other requirements as prescribed by the state of licensure.
In order to obtain licensure in the United States, applicants for the NAPLEX must have graduated from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy.
Additional evaluations may be conducted at the discretion of ACPE in the interim between comprehensive evaluationsA pharmacist in good standing may reciprocate an active licensure by examination to another state.
According to the Zambia National Drug Policy of 1998 stated that ‘as a matter of urgency the government shall actively support the development of a Pharmacy Programme at University level in order to increase the output of suitably trained pharmacists’ In response to this mandate, the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree programme was established at the University of Zambia, School of Medicine in 2001.
The Programme has been designed to run on a 5-year training pathway starting from the School of Natural Sciences at UNZA main campus.