What is the difference between a licensed pharmacist and a professional pharmacist?

Introduction: A licensed pharmacist is similar to a company’s employment certificate. You need to pass the national licensed pharmacist qualification examination. After obtaining the certificate, you must also register with the drug regulatory department before you can work as a licensed pharmacist. Licensed pharmacists are mainly for drug production, operation, and user units, and are divided into licensed Chinese pharmacists and licensed Western pharmacists. Licensed pharmacists can be hired by employers. Retail pharmacies must be equipped with resident pharmacists. Some large and medium-sized cities require resident pharmacists to have licensed pharmacists. Pharmacist qualification. Pharmacist is just a technical title. According to different professions, it can be divided into Chinese pharmacists and (Western) pharmacists. Chinese pharmacists and Western pharmacists are both pharmacists, with the same level and treatment. The so-called junior refers to the professional title, and the professional title levels are divided into junior, intermediate, deputy senior, full senior, etc. Next, let’s take a look at the difference between a licensed pharmacist and a professional pharmacist. Let’s take a look at it in detail.

1. Licensed Pharmacist Examination:

Currently, the threshold is relatively low, and both those studying pharmacy and medicine can apply. It is specifically divided into two categories: traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy. Those majoring in pharmacy You can take the exam to become a Chinese Pharmacist, and you can also take the exam to become a Pharmacist with a major in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Those who are engaged in traditional Chinese medicine or pharmacy can choose to take the traditional Chinese medicine or pharmacy exam according to the professional work they are engaged in. The relevant majors here refer to the three majors of chemistry, medicine, and biology. It takes three years to graduate from a bachelor's degree, five years to graduate from a junior college, seven years to graduate from a technical secondary school, one year to graduate a master's degree, and you can take the exam the same year you graduate as a doctoral student.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacy Professional Title Examination:

The requirements are strict and only those who study medicine can apply. For example, those who study Western medicine can only take the pharmacy professional title exam, and those who study Chinese medicine can only pass the exam. Pharmacy professional title, and some areas stipulate that pharmaceutical preparation majors cannot apply for this type of exam. According to different academic qualifications and working years, they are divided into three levels: bachelor, teacher, and supervisor.

(1) Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacist: Technical secondary school or junior college degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacology, and have been engaged in technical work in this major for at least one year.

(2) Participate in the Chinese Medicine Pharmacist/Pharmacist Qualification Examination 1. Obtain a technical secondary school degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacology, and be employed as a Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacist for five years; 2. Obtain a junior college degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacology , engaged in technical work in this major for at least 3 years; 3. Obtained a bachelor's degree or master's degree in Chinese Materia Medica/Pharmaceutical Sciences, and engaged in technical work in this major for at least 1 year.

(3) Participate in the Intermediate Qualification Examination 1. Obtain a technical secondary school degree in Chinese Materia Medica/Pharmacology, and be employed as a Chinese medicine/pharmacist for 7 years; 2. Obtain a junior college degree in Chinese Materia Medica/Pharmacology, and be employed as a Chinese Herbalist /Pharmacist has been working as a pharmacist for more than 6 years; 3. Obtained a bachelor’s degree in Chinese Materia Medica/Pharmacology, and has been employed as a Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacist for more than 4 years; 4. Obtained a master’s degree in Chinese Materia Medica/Pharmacology, and has been employed as a Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pharmacist for more than 2 years; 5. , Obtained a doctorate degree in Chinese Materia Medica/Pharmaceutical Sciences.

3. Registration time and website

Pharmacist with health professional title: Registration on China Health Talent Network from mid-December to mid-January

Practice pharmacist: from June to mid-January Registration on the China Personnel Examination Network in August.

4. Admission ticket printing time

Pharmacist with health professional title: Print it at the China Health Talent Network about one month before the exam.

Licensed pharmacist: Go to the registration website of China Personnel Examination Network to print out the application about one week before the exam.

5. Examination time

Health professional pharmacist: Western medicine is taken on the third Saturday and Sunday of May every year, and Chinese medicine is taken on the fourth week, Saturday and Sunday.

Pharmacist: the second or third Saturday and Sunday in October every year.

6. Examination subjects

Pharmacist with health professional title: basic knowledge, relevant professional knowledge, professional knowledge, professional practical ability

Licensed pharmacist: pharmaceutical management and regulations , (Pharmacy) Professional Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (I), (Pharmacy) Professional Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (II), (Pharmacy) Comprehensive Knowledge and Skills of Traditional Chinese Medicine

7. Score Inquiry

Health professional title pharmacist: The results will be released nationwide about two months after the exam, check the China Health Talent Network.

Licensed Pharmacist: The results will be released nationwide about two months after the exam. Check the China Personnel Examination Network.

8. Usage and purposes

Health professional title pharmacist: used in hospitals, basic professional title is used to increase salary!

Junior pharmacist: County level is determined by your unit Appointment is then reported to the Health Bureau and the Personnel Bureau for record. Medical institutions below the county level are appointed by the Health Bureau and then reported to the Personnel Bureau for record.

For the intermediate level, your unit will propose an appointment, submit it to the Health Bureau for approval, and then submit it to the Personnel Bureau for approval.

Licensed pharmacist: When registering as a licensed pharmacist, we only need to hold a graduation certificate, professional title certificate, ID card (original), and proof of years of working experience in the pharmacy profession, etc. At present, the licensed pharmacist qualification certificate is basically used in pharmacies (universal nationwide). Pharmacies basically need licensed pharmacists! Pharmacies and other pharmaceutical business units require licensed pharmacists, usually for positions such as quality controllers, which require a certain number of years of experience in pharmaceutical business quality management. (Such as pharmacy maintenance staff, acceptance staff, etc.).

9. Do licensed pharmacists have the right to recommend over-the-counter drugs?

On July 10, 2018, the official website of the National Health Commission issued the "Notice on Issuance of Prescription Review Standards for Medical Institutions", which clearly stated , pharmacists should review each content of the prescription one by one. Pharmacists become the "gatekeepers" of doctors' prescriptions and have the right to comment on prescriptions or refuse to dispense drugs. This not only gives full play to the professionalism and importance of pharmacists, but also ensures medication safety to a greater extent.

If you pass the licensed pharmacist examination, you can become a legal person or main manager of a social pharmacy or retail pharmacy. If you pass the traditional Chinese medicine/pharmacy professional title examination, you can become a professional technician in hospital pharmacy. Of course, if you want to apply for this If you are developing on the one hand and don’t know how to choose between the two, you can refer to the above content to make a reasonable choice.