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Pharmacists Registration Act

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Validity of Practising Certificate

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Maximum 2 years, from the date registered to next year end

eg 01/6/2020 to 31/12/2021

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CPE requirement to renew active Practising Certificate (non-specialist)

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50 CPE points within the Qualifying Period (QP)
At least 30% from pharmaceutical patient care (eg counselling skills)
By proration

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Type of Practising Certificate

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  1. Active PC
  2. Inactive PC

To be surrendered within 14 days if pharmacist being suspended or have his/her registration cancelled

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Purpose of having Active PC

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Can engage in full-time, part time or as locum pharmacist to practise pharmacy

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Purpose of having Inactive PC

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  • Pride of the profession
  • Easier to convert to active PC (only 25 CPE)
  • Keep name in the register (after 5 continuous years, names will be removed)
  • Sales or IT related to pharmacy
    BUT cannot practise pharmacy
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CPE requirement to renew active Practising Certificate (specialist)

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50 CPE points within the Qualifying Period (QP)
At least 30% from related specialty pharmaceutical patient care (eg counselling skills)
By proration

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CPE requirement to renew inactive Practising Certificate

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20 CPE points (can be pharmaceutical patient care or non-pharmaceutical patient care) within Qualifying Period (QP)

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What is the value of CPE points

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1 CPE awarded for attending CPE activity lasting for more than 1hr but less than 2hr

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Qualifying Period (QP) to accumulate CPE points

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Up to 4 months before the new PC starts
eg to renew PC valid for 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2022,
QP is 01/09/2019 to 31/08/2020

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How to calculate proration of CPE points?

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Current PC valid for 01/06/2021 to 31/12/2022
To renew PC valid for 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2024,
QP is 01/09/2020 to 31/08/2022

Months available to obtain CPE = 15
Required CPE = (15/24)x50 = 32 CPE

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CPE requirement to renew active PC after name was removed from the registrar

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25 CPE within 12 months

At least 30% from related specialty pharmaceutical patient care (eg counselling skills)

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Can health-related activities for public be used to claim CPE?

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No.
If not provided by local accredited agencies but run by an accepted accreditation agencies stated in the list, can be claimed (eg College of Pharmacy Practice in UK)

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Categories of CPE points

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1A, 1B, 1C
2A, 2B
3A, 3B

There is a cap limit to the amount of CPE that can be claimed under each categories, hence, need at least 2 categories.

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Will names be removed from register after 5 continuous years of not renewing PC?

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Yes.

Holding inactive PC can help to keep name in the register.

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Requirements to restore name in register for not renewing PC for at least 5 years

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  1. Pass examinations by SPC
  2. Full CPE requirement to restore name, 25 CPE within 12 months.
  3. Certificate of good standing from the last practise, if applicable.
  4. Certificate to be fit for practise
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Constitution of PSAB (Pharmacy Specialist Accreditation Board)

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  • At least 6 registered pharmacist
  • Chairman and members appointed by the minister
  • Eligible for reappointment after 3 years terms
  • Quorum of 3 board members
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Function of Chairman of PSAB

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  • Appointed by the minister
  • Preside in board meetings
  • Casting vote in case of equality votes
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Function of PSAB

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  1. Determine specialist qualification and standard
  2. Define specialties
  3. Accredit training programmes to be recognised for specialist registration
  4. Recommend to council programmes for specialist CPE
  5. Certify person for specialist registration (give certificate of eligibility)
  6. Advise council on matters related to specialist registration
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Requirements for specialist registration

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  1. Fully registered pharmacist
  2. Holding a valid PC and practising in Singapore
  3. Relevant post-graduate qualifications recognised by PSAB (eg PharmD)
  4. Valid specialty certificate recognised by PSAB
  5. Completed 1 year full-time training in broad-based pharmacotherapy
  6. Completed 1 year full-time residency in applied specialty
  7. Accumulated 1 year practising experience in applied specialty
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Types of specialties

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  1. Cardiology
  2. Critical care
  3. Geriatric
  4. Infectious disease
  5. Pediatric
  6. Psychology
  7. Oncology
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Process for specialist registration

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  1. Submission of application with required documents to PSAB
  2. If deemed eligible for specialist registration, PSAB will issue Certificate of Eligibility (specialist accreditation)
  3. Submission of specialist application with required documents to SPC
  4. SPC will issue Certificate of Specialist Registration and Specialist Practising Certificate

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