USA |
Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) |
June, December |
Written test including 300 items Duration, 10 hr, one day |
Basic biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, social/behavioral/administrative pharmacy sciences, clinical sciences |
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) |
English proficiency, for graduates after January 1, 2003. Five-year educational curriculum requirement |
Great Britain |
One-year course including the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OPA) |
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Ninety items in a 90-min closed-book exam Eighty items in a 150-min openbook exam: 20 calculations and 60 other items |
Field work and knowledge |
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain |
English language test |
Australia |
Seven steps, including eligibility and English proficiency |
The first week of March and September |
Two written tests consisting of multiple choice questions, a practice test, and an oral test |
Four categories of written tests and three categories of oral tests |
Australian Pharmacy Examining Committee (APEC) |
Supervised practice up to than 2,000 hr |
Canada |
Paper review and examination |
January 11–12, July 12–13 |
Part I: 300 multiple choice questions Part II: OSCE |
Practice pharmaceutical care
Assume ethical, legal and professional responsibilities
Access, retrieve, evaluate and disseminate relevant information
Communicate and educate effectively
Manage drug distribution
Apply practice management knowledge and skills
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Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) |
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