How do primary pharmacists apply for the exam?

How to apply for primary pharmacists is as follows:

Have good medical ethics and professional quality, have obtained technical secondary school education in pharmacy, and have worked as a pharmacist for 5 years.

Obtained a college degree in pharmacy, and engaged in this professional and technical work for 3 years.

Obtained a bachelor's degree or above in pharmacy or a master's degree, and engaged in this professional and technical work for 1 year.

Knowledge expansion:

The registration time for primary pharmacists is generally from the end of February to the end of October. The registration time of primary pharmacists in 2024 is expected to be from the end of February 2023 to the beginning of October 2024, and the examination is generally held in April-May. The examination time of primary pharmacists is generally announced within 2 months after the end of the examination. The primary pharmacist exam can be obtained in March and April of the following year.

Pharmacists are local professional title certificates, which can only be used by local license issuing agencies, and cannot be used or employed across provinces. Pharmacists belong to professional and technical titles. Pharmacists are divided into Chinese pharmacists and western pharmacists according to their specialties. Professional titles are classified into primary, intermediate, sub-high and high-positive.

Primary pharmacist certificate is the qualification certificate that personnel need to have when they are engaged in medical work. You can only go to the hospital to do pharmaceutical work after obtaining the certificate of primary pharmacist. At the same time, primary pharmacists are the titles in the title system of the health system, and having certificates plays an important role in receiving pensions after retirement.

The licensed pharmacist examination consists of four subjects: pharmacy (Chinese pharmacy) professional knowledge (1), pharmacy (Chinese pharmacy) professional knowledge (2), pharmacy management and regulations, and comprehensive knowledge and skills (pharmacy and Chinese pharmacy), all of which are conducted by man-machine dialogue. The results are managed in a two-year cycle; Participants in all four subjects must pass all subjects within two consecutive examination years.

The primary pharmacist certificate is responsible for the examination and allocation of prescriptions, providing medication consultation and information, guiding rational drug use, and carrying out clinical pharmacy work such as therapeutic drug monitoring and drug efficacy evaluation.