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Pharmaceutical Chemist

Regulators
  • Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
Nations
  • Northern Ireland
Sectors
  • Health and care

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Address

73 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1HL

Email address
Registration@psni.org.uk
Phone number
+44 (0)28 9032 6927

Regulation

Regulation summary

Pharmacists are responsible for: the quality of medicines supplied to patients, ensuring that the supply of medicines is within the law, ensuring that the medicines prescribed to patients are suitable, advising patients about medicines, including how to take them, what reactions may occur and answering patients' questions.

Pharmacy practise in Northern Ireland is regulated by the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland, a body of statute, Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

Regulation type

Licence

Reserved activities

The practice of pharmacy

Protected titles

Pharmacist


Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

Registration as a Pharmacist in NI requires:
1. possession of a Great Britain or Northern Ireland accredited pharmacy qualification, and
2. successful completion of a 52-week programme of pre-registration training in Northern Ireland, and
3. passing a registration examination conducted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland,

Professionals from other UK nations

Routes to recognition within the UK

Registrants from Great Britain wishing to practice pharmacy in NI must be be in good standing with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and must complete the registration process for the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
Some - qualifications from some countries may be recognised, but professionals from other countries will have to re-qualify

Registration

Registration requirements

Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland

More about registration
https://www.psni.org.uk/

Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 and subsequent legislation

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