The syllabus includes an open-book and an oral examination in forensic pharmacy and pharmacy practice.
This is a two-hour written examination on the subjects of pharmacy legislation and pharmaceutical calculations. This examination is a specified open-book examination, and candidates are permitted to bring into the examination room a copy of the Office Consolidation, the Pharmacy Board of Victoria Guidelines for Good Pharmaceutical Practice and the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook (APF) only. Lecture notes and other materials are not permitted. Candidates are also permitted to bring a non-programmable calculator to use during the examination.
Candidates are advised to refer to the board's Registration Examination Candidate Guide for the examination rules. Candidates in the written examination will be required to achieve a pass mark of 75 per cent in part A (pharmaceutical calculations) and 75 per cent in part B (pharmacy legislation) on the same examination date in order to pass the written examination.
Candidates will be required to communicate effectively with the examiners and demonstrate knowledge of the state and Commonwealth laws relating to the practice of pharmacy in Victoria, to demonstrate competence in reading prescriptions, and the management of medication problems.
Candidates will be expected to exhibit knowledge of the responsibilities of pharmacists under the
Candidates will be permitted to bring into the examination reference material of their choice to use during specific parts of the examination. Parts of the examination must also be completed within specified time limits.
The candidate will be expected to demonstrate competence and fluency in spoken English.
The board issues a Registration Examination Candidate Guide, which includes the examination rules in April each year.
In order to assess competence to practise, the board uses `Competency standards for pharmacists in Australia', adopted in 2001, as set out in the candidate guide.
All pre-registrants will be advised of the closing date of entry to the registration examination by a personal communication to their last known address.
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