Pharmacy and Poisons Board exam registration

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) is a body that regulates the quality of pharmaceutical services in Kenya. Pharmaceutical services must meet the requirements for preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases using efficient, quality, safe and cost-effective drugs or pharmaceutical products. To become a pharmacist in Kenya, you must complete an exam designed by the PPB. In this guide you will learn how to complete a Pharmacy and Poisons Board exam registration online which is mandatory before you sit for your exams.

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board administers several professional exams to individuals with a diploma or degree certificates from recognized institutions. These are individuals who want to be pharmacists or pharmaceutical technologists. These exams are grouped into stages and they include:

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• Stage I exams � PPB administers these exams to individuals with degrees or diplomas from international universities. An individual who passes the Stage I exams will proceed for an internship program. The internship period is one year and is supervised by the pharmacy board.
• Stage II exams � PPB administers these exams to individuals who have a degree from the University of Nairobi. The individuals must have completed a one-year supervised internship as required in Stage I exams. If an individual passes the exams, PPB will register them as pharmacists.
• Level I exams � PPB administers the exam to individuals who have graduated with a diploma from international colleges. The colleges must be approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board or Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). Individuals who pass the exams will proceed to a practical attachment for seven months supervised by the board.
• Level II exams � PPB administers these exams to individuals who have completed their seven months attachment. They must also be students of KMTC or graduates of the institution. If an individual passes the exams, PPB will register their name as Pharmaceutical Technologist.

How to register for the PPB exam

Before completing your Pharmacy and Poisons Board online registration, you must first meet the following requirements to be eligible for the exam. You must have:

• Completed your O-level education with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent.
• Qualified from a university or college that offers a degree course in pharmacy. The course must be a minimum of four years, and PPB must recognize the institution.
• A bachelor�s degree in pharmacy. The degree must have a curriculum recognized or acceptable by the PPB.
• Great command of the English language.
• You do not have to be a Kenyan to register for the PPB exams. Non-citizens can register if they:

1. Are eligible for registration by a pharmacy regulatory authority in their country.
2. Have completed a four-year degree course recognized by their country�s pharmacy regulatory authority.
3. Have a basic understanding of the Kiswahili language

If you meet the above requirements, follow the next steps to register for the Pharmacy and Poisons Board exams.

1. Visit the PPB website

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board website has the information you need on how to register for the exams. Information includes eligibility, requirements and fees among others.

2. Create an account

Creating an account depends on whether you are:

Student in an institution

If you are a student enrolled in an institution, you will create an account by going through Pharmacy and Poisons Board online indexing. In other words, your PPB profile will be set up by an institution administrator.

You will then receive an email message with a link that allows you to go to the PPB website and complete the indexing. It is essential to finish the indexing process before accessing any services on the PPB website.

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After successful indexing, your next step will be to access the PPB exam application.

Any other individual

If you are an individual who is not in any institution, you will have to create your profile on the PPB website. To set up a profile:

• Visit the PPB website to register an account as a student.
• Click on �Not Registered� and select �Student.�
• Fill all the details required.
• You will receive an email with a link that allows you to complete your registration process.

After you complete the registration, you will now be able to access the PPB exam application.

3. Create your application

Follow the following steps to create your application.

• On the Pharmacy and Poisons Board portal, click Exams to the exam application page.
• You will see an Exam Application link. Click on the link to start your application.
• If you are sitting for the board exam for the first time, select the option First Time. You will find this option under Entry Level. If it is not your first time, choose Resit and input the number of times you have sat for the exams.
• Upload the required documents then click on Save & Continue.

After saving your application, the PPB system will produce an invoice for your PPB exam application. You will also see a prompt that allows you to make payments.

You should click on the prompt Make Payments to open a list of instructions. Follow those instructions on how to make payments for your exams.

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4. Payments and downloads

You must make payments after completing your Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board exam registration. It is after you have paid that you will be able to sit for the PPB exams. PPB will send you a notification on how to download your receipt after making your payments.

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board will then send you another notification to the email you used for registration, detailing how to download exam card.

You will be required to produce this card at every examination sitting. PPB has exams for pharmacists and pharmaceutical technologists. Both are available on a pre-registration and pre-enrollment basis respectively.

Fees

The Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board exam fees change from time to time. You will know the fee structure at the end of your exam registration. Exam fees are different for both citizens and non-citizens.

Exam dates

PPB exams dates and venues are normally posted on their website at the beginning of every academic year.

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has the mandate to create a comprehensive system that evaluates and assesses the qualifications of pharmacists who studied both in the country and abroad. If you are a pharmacist looking to operate in the country, you have to complete the Pharmacy and Poisons Board exam registration and undertake your exams before you are registered and certified to operate by the PPB.

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Source: Tuko.co.ke