The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is expected to release the Pharmacist Licensure November 2023 Examination Results held on November 2-3, 2023, which includes the list of passers, topnotchers, and performance of schools on November 8, 2023.
Initial Registration for Registered Pharmacist
On December 13 – 15, December 18 – 22, December 26 – 29, 2023 and January 2 – 3, 2024, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line. PRC has advised the examinees to complete the following requirements and follow the steps in the initial registration. Therefore, successful examinees will be included in the Rooster of Registered Professionals.
- Notice of Admission/NOA (for identification purposes only)
- Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal.
- Two (2) pieces of passport-sized ID photos on a white background with the complete name tag.
- Two (2) sets of documentary stamps.
- One (1) piece short brown envelope.
Verification of Rating for Registered Pharmacist
The PRC has already conducted face-to-face oath-taking for new professionals. Successful examinees shall register no later than 12:00 noon before the date of the oath-taking at http://online.prc.gov.ph to confirm their attendance. It will be announced the exact date of face-to-face or virtual oath-taking later. Furthermore, the inductees are required to bring either the vaccination card or the negative PT-PCR results taken within 48 hours prior to the schedule of oath-taking. Don’t forget to confirm the attendance, whether virtual or face-to-face, in the regions where it took their licensure examination.
Pharmacist Licensure Examination Coverage:
The PRC provided the covered topics for the licensure examination:
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry (20%)
- Pharmacognosy (15%)
- Practice of Pharmacy (17.5%)
- Pharmacology-Pharmacokinetics (15%)
- Pharmaceutics (17.5%)
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control (15%).
Pharmacist Licensure Examination Statistics
| Exam Date | No. of Examinees | No. of Passers | Passing Rate |
| April 2023 | 2,275 | 1,420 | 62.42% |
| November 2022 | 3,828 | 2,390 | 62.43% |
| April 2022 | 1,870 | 678 | 36.26% |
| November 2021 | 2,371 | 1,207 | 50.91% |
| June 2021 | 2,337 | 1,546 | 66.15% |
| April 2021 | 1,168 | 674 | 57.71% |
| August 2019 | 4,455 | 3,097 | 69.52% |
| March 2019 | 3,234 | 2,100 | 64.94% |
| August 2018 | 4,230 | 2,927 | 69.20% |
| March 2018 | 3,039 | 1,695 | 55.77% |
| August 2017 | 5,079 | 2,784 | 54.81% |
| March 2017 | 3,732 | 2,426 | 65.01% |
| June 2016 | 2,784 | 1,406 | 50.50% |
| January 2016 | 2,710 | 1,487 | 54.87% |
| July 2015 | 3,142 | 2,004 | 63.78% |
Exam Updates
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Roll of Successful Examinees in the
PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAM
Held on November 2 & 3, 2023
Released on November 8, 2023
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 2,974 out of 4,038 passed the Pharmacists Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in N. C. R., Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga thisNovember 2023.
