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SPC + Registration Flashcards

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Constitution of SPC

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11 members

  • 9 registered pharmacists appointed by Minister
  • 2 ex-officials: chief pharmacist of MOH, NUS Pharmacy Head or designate (must be registered pharmacist)
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Term length for SPC

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3 years, eligible for reappointment

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Eligibility for SPC

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  • Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Not an undischarged bankrupt
  • No history of conviction for fraud, dishonesty or moral character
  • Not totally/partially incapacitated by mental or physical disability
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List 5 functions of SPC

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  • Registration: keep & maintain registers, approve/reject applications, issue registration & practising certificates
  • Registration requirements & standards: forensic & competency exam, English exam
  • Local pharmacy degree recommendations
  • Registered pharmacists’ training & education
  • Conduct & ethics of registered pharmacists
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List the 3 registers maintained by the Registrar

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  • Register of Pharmacists: (i) Fully registered pharmacists, (ii) Conditionally registered pharmacists
  • Register of Specialists:
  • Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists: teaching, research or postgraduate study
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For someone with a Singapore pharmacy degree, what other requirements must they fulfil to be fully registered?

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  • Practical experience: not less than 12 months at a SPC-approved training site, at least 9 months under supervision of fully registered pharmacist
  • Character standing: certified to have good reputation and character
  • Fitness-to-practice: physically and mentally
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Requirements for conditional registration

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  • Degree must be from prescribed qualification list
  • Certificate of registration and holding a valid license to practise in that country
  • Practical experience: 12 months at SPC-approved training site, at least 3 months under supervision of fully registered pharmacist in SG
  • Prescribed exams: pharmacy law/forensic, practice of pharmacy/competency, English language
  • Certificate of good standing from foreign registration body + certified by preceptor
  • Fitness-to-practice
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When is the English proficiency exam required?

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Conditional registration:

Pharmacy registrable degree not from Australia, NZ, UK, Canada or USA

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Conditions to practise for conditionally registered pharmacists?

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1-2 years to become a fully registered pharmacist

  • Only at SPC-certified training sites for duration of conditional registration
  • May be a pharmacist-in-charge
  • Supervisory Assessment reports: every half-year (may be done remotely)
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How long do registered pharmacists have to notify the Registrar of a change in particulars?

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Inform the Registrar in writing within 28 days of change

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What particulars of registered pharmacists are kept?

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  • Name, residential and practice address
  • Date of registration
  • Qualification for registration & date qualification obtained
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Eligibility to register as a temporarily registered pharmacist

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  • Temporary resident in Singapore: teaching, research or postgraduate studies, in SPC-approved institution
  • Of international standing or have special value to SG
  • Other qualification: not entitled under PRA
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What is the duration of registration for temporarily registered pharmacists?

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Not more than 2 years, may be renewed for further periods <12 months

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How is the president of SPC appointed?

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Appointed from the council members by the Minister

  • Duration of term is usually 3 years
  • Preside at meetings of the council or elect 1 member to preside
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How do SPC meetings function?

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  • 5 members form a quorum
  • Each member has one vote, president has a casting vote in an equality of votes
  • Must keep minutes of proceedings
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How might one apply for pharmacist registration?

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Payment of prescribed fees and submission of prescribed forms

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On what grounds might SPC refuse to register an applicant?

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  • Has his registration withdrawn, suspended or cancelled in any other country
  • Opinion that person is not eligible to be registered as a pharmacist
  • Not of good reputation and character
  • Unfit to practise due to physical or mental condition

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