- Home
- For professionals
- Apply for registration
Apply for registration
Learn about what applicants need to apply to become a pharmacist in Singapore.
The applicant must be a graduate holding a Singapore degree in pharmacy or a Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC) recognised qualification in pharmacy conferred by a tertiary institution outside Singapore; and
For graduate holding the Singapore degree in Pharmacy, the applicant must have acquired no less than 12 months of practical experience in the practice of pharmacy at any training sites approved by SPC.
For graduate holding a SPC-recognised qualification in pharmacy conferred by a tertiary institution outside Singapore, the applicant must have acquired the prescribed training and be registered as a pharmacist in the country of study*; and is currently holding a valid license to practise in that country*; and
has acquired not less than 3 months’ practical experience in the practice of pharmacy at an establishment in Singapore approved by SPC; and
has been selected for employment in Singapore as a pharmacist in any hospital or other institution or pharmacy practice approved by SPC; and
has sat for and passed the competency and forensic examinations prescribed by SPC.
Upon fulfilling the requirements for registration stipulated by SPC, the applicant will be eligible to be registered conditionally as a pharmacist for not less than 12 months.
*Applicable to Applicants who started their pharmacy course from 1 June 2018.
In this section
Evidence of proficiency in English language
Learn about English proficiency requirements for international pharmacy graduates from non-English speaking countries.
Foreign-trained pharmacy graduates / pharmacists
Learn about the requirements and application process for foreign-trained pharmacy graduates/pharmacists.
NUS pharmacy graduates
Learn about the requirements and application process for NUS pharmacy graduates.
Specialist Pharmacists
Learn more about Specialist Pharmacists.
List of recognised overseas qualifications
View the list of recognised overseas qualifications.
List of SPC-approved training institutions
View the list of SPC-approved training institutions.
Register of Specialists Pharmacists
View the Register of Specialists Pharmacists.
Registration fees & other fee types
Information about registration fees and other fee types
Standards & exams
Find out about the different types of standards and exams.