Professionals

Registration Examination

The Registration Examination will be held on Thursday 9th June 2011, South Dining Hall, Queens University Belfast and Wednesday 5th October 2011, Society House, 73 University Street, Belfast BT7 1HL.

  • Rules and Regulations
  • References Sources for the Open Book Examination 2010
  • Examination Syllabus
  • Examination Entry Form
  • Specimen papers

The Registration Examination is held normally in June and October of each training year.  A pass in this examination is a pre-requisite for registration.  Trainees must have completed at least 45 weeks pre-registration training to be eligible to sit this examination.

Examination Results

To view your examination results, please click here, and enter your details.

Rules and Regulations

The rules and regulations regarding the Registration Examination are in the guidance notes.  Further information is provided in the Training Manual.

Reference Sources For the Open Book Examination 2010

PLEASE NOTE:

The following references sources are required the Open Book Examination 2011:

British National Formulary, 59th edition (September 2010)
BNF for children 2010
General Legal Requirements.  A Guide for pharmacists in Northern Ireland 2010
Medicines, Ethics & Practice Guide, number 34 (July 2010)
Drug Tariff (Northern Ireland) April 2011 edition
Code of Ethics 2010, Standards and Guidance Documents

It is the candidate's responsibility to have the relevant edition of these reference sources.  They will not be provided. 

Examination Syllabus

The examination syllabus is provided in the Training Manual.                                                                         

Examination Entry Form

The examination entry form is provided in the 2011 Training Manual.  It can also be downloaded by clicking the Examination Entry Form link.  Applications must be received at least six weeks before the date of the examination (i.e. by 1st May 2011 for June examinations and 1st September 2011 for October examinations).  The fee for the Registration Examination 2010 is £164, the late administration fee of £100 will apply for applications recieved after 1st May 2011 and 1st September 2011 for the October Exam.

Sample Papers

In order to help with preparation for the Registration Examination, we have provided ONE set of past papers.  This is the examination from October 2009.  Please note: the papers have not been revised and up-dated and some of the answers may/will have changed for a variety of reasons, e.g changes in legislation, drug tariff etc.

For the 2009 examination the times allowed were 2 hours for the Closed Book and 3 hours for the Open Book.  We suggest that the papers are attempted under examination conditions using these times.

Some of the questions may appear difficult or ambiguous.  Please note that we test all questions on the basis of the results obtained.

Closed Book Sample Paper
Open Book Sample Paper
Closed Book Answer Sheet
Open Book Answer Sheet