PPB Pharmacist Pre-registration Exam study guide
PPB Pharmacist Pre-registration Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) of Kenya is the statutory body whose website lists, under the heading "Students", the entries Exams, Licensing, and Registration and Enrollment. Candidates preparing for the PPB pharmacist pre-registration examination are therefore dealing with a regulator-run assessment that sits between graduation and licensed practice: it is the gate a pharmacy graduate passes through before registration and, subsequently, practice licensing. The PPB Pharmacist Pre-registration Exam study guide has 10 sections and about 2,549 words.
01Registration and Marketing Authorisation (MA)
This domain separates two things candidates often merge: registration of a person (pharmacist) and authorisation of a product (marketing authorisation). Questions test the legal basis under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, the evidence required, and the holder’s post-approval duties.
297 words, about 1 min02Licensing
Licensing questions test whether you know which activities and premises need a PPB licence, who must be named as the responsible pharmacist, and what conditions attach to the licence. Licences are premises-specific and activity-specific: community/retail pharmacy, wholesale dealer, import/export, and controlled-substance handling are typical categories.
277 words, about 1 min03Good Pharmacy Practice
Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) tests patient-centred dispensing: valid prescription handling, counselling, records, storage, cold chain and waste. The exam expects practical judgement, not slogans.
269 words, about 1 min04Training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
This domain tests the pathway from pre-registration training to lifelong learning: internship requirements, logbooks, supervision, CPD and evidence of competence. Pre-registration training is supervised and documented.
242 words, about 1 min05Regulatory Inspections
Inspection questions test the inspector’s legal authority, the inspection process, classification of findings and the corrective-action pathway. PPB inspectors may enter licensed premises, examine stocks and records, take samples and interview staff.
250 words, about 1 min06Clinical Trials
Clinical-trial questions test approval pathways, ethical oversight, GCP, investigational-product accountability and safety reporting. A clinical trial needs PPB authorisation and ethics-review-committee approval before starting.
238 words, about 1 min07Market Surveillance and Control
Market surveillance tests post-market detection of substandard, falsified and recalled medicines, and the regulatory actions that follow. Surveillance uses sampling, laboratory testing, inspection, complaints and adverse-event signals.
240 words, about 1 min08Vigilance (Pharmacovigilance)
Vigilance tests detection, reporting, assessment and prevention of adverse effects after medicines reach patients. Health professionals report suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) to PPB using the approved reporting system.
235 words, about 1 min09Quality Control (Lab and Lot Release)
Quality-control questions test sampling, specifications, testing, out-of-specification handling, calibration and batch/lot release. Testing is against an approved specification and validated methods.
248 words, about 1 min10Online Systems
Online-systems questions test correct use of PPB electronic channels for applications, payments, reporting and records, including data integrity and accountability. The PPB portal supports submissions such as registration, licensing, CPD, adverse-event reporting and inspection follow-up.
253 words, about 1 min