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1. UK
PHARMACIST
GM Hamad

2. OVERVIEW
The slides contain brief instructions and
guidelines on how you can aspire and settle
in UK (United Kingdom) as Registered
Pharmacist from Pakistan.

3. CONTENTS
OSPAP GPHC
Assessment
Exam
Scope and
Recommended
Books
Registered
Pharmacist

4. STEPS FOR UK REGISTRATION
STEP 1
An Overseas
Pharmacists
Assessment
Programme
(OSPAP)
STEP 2
52 weeks of pre-
registration
training approved
by the GPHC
STEP 3
The Registration
Assessment
Examination
STEP 4
Registration as
Registered
Pharmacist

5. OVERSEAS PHARMACIST
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 courses needs English language proficiency of IELTS testing
at level 7 in each category at a single test. You can also choose Master of
Pharmacy degree (MPharm) from any university accredited from GPHC
instead of OSPAP.
If you complete the OSPAP course successfully, this will demonstrate that
you have met the UK MPharm graduate criteria, but it will not give you a
MPharm (Master of Pharmacy) degree qualification.

6. As part of the applying for eligibility to complete an Overseas Pharmacists
Assessment Programme (OSPAP) form, they will ask you to choose the
universities where you would like to complete your OSPAP.
A list of universities that offer OSPAP courses is given below:
• Kingston University
• University of Brighton
• University of Sunderland
• Aston University (Birmingham)
• University of Hertfordshire
The OSPAP course structure and content includes:
• A structured academic assessment of your qualifications
• Attending specific modules
• Completing assessments

7. PRE-REGISTRATION
TRAINING PLACEMENT
Under the supervision of a tutor, trainees spend at least 52 weeks in a
GPHC approved training site, developing their practice to meet a range of
performance standards. Their progress is guided by and verified by their
tutor, using progress reviews.
Both UK-qualified MPharm and OSPAP students must successfully
complete the pre-registration training placement to be eligible to sit the
registration assessment and meet the criteria for registration. The
placement for training is a paid position and is usually full-time.

8. THE REGISTRATION
ASSESSMENT EXAM
There are two registration assessments per year, in June and September.
The registration assessment consists of two question papers. Candidates
must pass both papers at one attempt but can have up to three attempts
to pass the registration assessment. The assessment is carried out
simultaneously in locations across Great Britain
There two examination papers; an open-book and a closed book paper are
based on practice-based situations and are designed to test the thinking
and knowledge which lies behind any action.

9. REGISTRATION
Once you have successfully completed an OSPAP course, 52
weeks of pre-registration training, and the registration
assessment, you are eligible to apply to register as a pharmacist.
You will need to apply through the GPHC online system. You
must apply to be registered within four years of the date you
start your OSPAP course.

10. INTERN PHARMACIST
Working Days: Mon – Friday
Salary: £10-15 / hour
Registration as Regular: 58 weeks
internship for registration as a
pharmacist, followed by GPHEC
Exam
REGULAR PHARMACIST
Community Pharmacist: Salary:
£25-30 / hour
Clinical Pharmacist: Salary: £35-
40 / hour
Independent Prescriber: GP
Practice Optional 1 Year Course
Industrial Pharmacist: QA/QC,
Production, R&D
PHARMACIST SCOPE

11. RECOMMENDED
BOOKS
• Community Pharmacy (Symptoms,
Diagnosis and Treatment) by Paul
Rutter
• MCQs in Pharmacy Practice by Lilian
M Azzopardi
• Further MCQs in Pharmacy Practice by
Lilian M Azzopardi

12. Thank you!
Ghulam Murtaza Hamad
gmhamad4@gmail.com