S.L. 451.4 чл. 7Admission to training as a pharmacist.

(1) Admission to a course of training as a pharmacist shall be contingent upon possession of a diploma or certificate giving access, in a Member State, to the studies in question, at universities or higher institutes of a level recognised as equivalent.

(2) Evidence of formal qualifications as a pharmacist shall attest to training of at least five years’ duration, which may in addition be expressed with the equivalent ECTS credits, comprising at least:

(a) four years of full-time theoretical and practical training at a university or at a higher institute of a level recognised as equivalent, or under the supervision of a university;

(b) during or at the end of the theoretical and practical training, six-month traineeship in a pharmacy which is open to the public or in a hospital under the supervision of that hospital’s pharmaceutical department.

(3) That training cycle shall include at least the programme described in the Schedule, Part 4.

(4) Training for pharmacists shall provide an assurance that the person concerned has acquired the following knowledge and skills:

(a) adequate knowledge of medicines and the substances used in the manufacture of medicines;

(b) adequate knowledge of pharmaceutical technology and the physical, chemical, biological and microbiological testing of medicinal products;

(c) adequate knowledge of the metabolism and the effects of medicinal products and of the action of toxic substances, and of the use of medicinal products;

(d) adequate knowledge to evaluate scientific data concerning medicines in order to be able to supply appropriate information on the basis of this knowledge;

(e) adequate knowledge of the legal and other requirements associated with the pursuit of pharmacy;

(f) adequate knowledge of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care, as well as the skills for their practical application;

(g) adequate knowledge and skills in public health and its repercussions in health promotion and disease management;

(h) adequate knowledge and skills on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration, interprofessional practice and communication;

(i) adequate knowledge of information technology and digital technology and skills on practical application.