HK Pharmacist Registration study plan
HK Pharmacist Registration · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) and subsidiary legislation
Map the structure of Cap. 138: identify every Part and section group, and state in one sentence what each Part regulates.
Define the key terms in the interpretation section, including 'poison', 'pharmaceutical product', 'medicine', 'registered pharmacist', and 'retail sale'.
Classify the four poisons schedules (First to Fourth) and list the record-keeping and labelling duties attached to each.
Outline the registration pathway for pharmacists under the Ordinance, including the roles of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and the Practising Committee.
Your checkpoint
A one-page annotated table of contents of Cap. 138 plus a 15-term glossary written in your own words.
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) and subsidiary legislation
Distinguish the licensing categories (retail dealer, wholesale dealer, listed seller, manufacturer) and state who may sell which schedule.
Explain the requirements for keeping a dangerous drug register and the retention period for records.
Apply the labelling and packaging requirements to a set of sample product scenarios and identify each defect.
Summarise the enforcement powers of inspectors and the offences and penalties for unlawful sale or possession.
Your checkpoint
A completed 20-item scenario worksheet classifying each sale as lawful or unlawful with the governing section cited.
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) and subsidiary legislation
List the subsidiary legislation made under Cap. 138 and state the practical purpose of each set of regulations.
Explain the prescription requirements for controlled medicines, including validity period, repeat dispensing, and record retention.
Describe the requirements for the safe custody of dangerous drugs and the rules on destruction and disposal.
Identify the advertising and promotion restrictions that apply to pharmaceutical products and medicines.
Your checkpoint
A comparison chart of the subsidiary regulations with columns for scope, key duty, record, and penalty.
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) and subsidiary legislation & Pharmacy practice and professional conduct
Solve 30 mixed Cap. 138 application questions and write a one-line justification for every answer.
Explain the duties that fall on a superintendent pharmacist and on the person in charge of a retail premises.
Draft the key clauses a pharmacy owner must include in a staff training record for poisons handling.
Begin a personal error log that records each wrong answer, the correct rule, and the reason for the error.
Your checkpoint
A scored 30-question mock with a written justification sheet and an error log of at least 10 entries.
Pharmacy practice and professional conduct
Define the professional and ethical duties of a registered pharmacist, including honesty, competence, and patient confidentiality.
Outline the complaints and disciplinary process, from complaint intake to inquiry and sanction.
Describe the standards for prescription handling, including verification, clarification with the prescriber, and refusal to dispense.
Explain the principles of informed consent and counselling for prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
Your checkpoint
A two-page summary of the disciplinary process with a flowchart and a list of sanction types.
Pharmacy practice and professional conduct
Apply the guidelines on conflicts of interest, gifts, and relationships with the pharmaceutical industry to realistic scenarios.
Explain the requirements for record keeping, storage, and cold-chain management in pharmacy practice.
Describe the pharmacist's role in adverse drug reaction reporting and pharmacovigilance.
Analyse the duty to report impaired colleagues and the limits of patient confidentiality in public health emergencies.
Your checkpoint
A written response to four ethics case vignettes, each with a decision, the principle applied, and the action steps.
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) and subsidiary legislation & Pharmacy practice and professional conduct
Complete a full-length timed mock covering both domains and record the score by domain.
Review every incorrect answer and update the error log with the underlying rule and a memory cue.
Re-read the sections of Cap. 138 that produced the most errors and summarise them in a one-page revision sheet.
Practise explaining three common dispensing dilemmas aloud in under two minutes each.
Your checkpoint
A completed full mock with a domain score breakdown and a revised error log with at least 25 entries.
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) and subsidiary legislation & Pharmacy practice and professional conduct
Consolidate the revision sheets for both domains into a single 10-page master summary.
Complete two 30-question rapid-fire quizzes at 85% or above in each domain.
Rehearse the disciplinary process, the licensing categories, and the prescription requirements from memory without notes.
Plan the exam-day routine, including timing strategy and a checklist of permitted materials.
Your checkpoint
A 10-page master summary plus a final self-assessment sheet showing scores and remaining weak areas.
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a 20-question Cap. 138 licensing and record-keeping quiz, and correctly classify all four poisons schedules from memory.
Week 4: Score at least 75% on the 30-question mixed mock and show that the error log contains at least 10 distinct rule-based entries.
Week 6: Produce all four ethics vignette responses with a cited principle and action step for each, and pass a 15-question professional conduct quiz at 80%.
Week 8: Score at least 85% in each domain on the rapid-fire quizzes and complete the 10-page master summary with no unresolved items on the error log.