HK Pharmacist Registration case studies
HK Pharmacist Registration · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Registration Examination (for non-locally trained applicants) is the route by which pharmacists trained outside Hong Kong demonstrate to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Hong Kong that they meet the knowledge standard required for registration. The Board itself is established under section 3 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. The HK Pharmacist Registration case studies are 5 cases and about 2,952 words.
1Case Study 1: A Cross-Border Telemedicine Prescription for a Part 1 Poison
on a Saturday, a 34-year-old woman presents at a registered pharmacy in Mong Kok with a printed prescription for amoxicillin 500 mg capsules, 'one capsule three times daily for 7 days'. The prescription is dated the previous day and bears the name, address and signature of a doctor in Shenzhen; it also shows a mainland telephone number and a telemedicine platform logo, but no Hong Kong registration number.
657 words, about 3 min2Case Study 2: A Part 2 Poison Sold by an Unlisted Assistant
On a weekday lunchtime, the registered pharmacist at a community pharmacy in Sha Tin goes to the bank, leaving a 19-year-old pharmacy assistant alone for 25 minutes. The assistant has worked there for 8 months but is not on the List of Listed Sellers of Poisons.
642 words, about 3 min3Case Study 3: Police Request for Poisons Records Without a Warrant
Two police officers in plain clothes attend a registered pharmacy in Causeway Bay at 7 p.m. They say they are investigating suspected unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine and ask the pharmacist to hand over the pharmacy's poisons record for the past six months.
542 words, about 3 min4Case Study 4: A Methotrexate Dispensing Error Discovered After Harm
A 72-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis brings a repeat prescription to a busy pharmacy in Kwun Tong. The prescription is for methotrexate 2.5 mg tablets, 'take ONE tablet WEEKLY', with folic acid 5 mg on the other six days.
573 words, about 3 min5Case Study 5: A Minor Requests Emergency Contraception on an Unverifiable Prescription
A 16-year-old girl attends a community pharmacy in Tsuen Wan alone at 9 p.m. She asks for 'the morning-after pill' and shows a screenshot of a prescription for levonorgestrel 1.5 mg from a doctor she saw in a private clinic two days earlier.
538 words, about 3 min