TT Pharmacy Registration Exam study guide
TT Pharmacy Registration Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Trinidad and Tobago Pharmacy Registration Examination is the assessment pathway through which pharmacists qualify for registration to practise pharmacy in Trinidad and Tobago. It is intended for pharmacy graduates - whether trained locally at the University of the West Indies or abroad - who need to demonstrate that their knowledge meets the standard expected of a practising pharmacist in the jurisdiction. The TT Pharmacy Registration Exam study guide has 9 sections and about 2,176 words.
01Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
A candidate must be fluent in the physical pharmacy that governs dosage-form behaviour: solubility and dissolution (Noyes–Whitney), pH–partition (Henderson–Hasselbalch), particle size and surface area, polymorphism and hydrates, and the Biopharmaceutics Classification System. Understand the excipient functions - diluents, binders, disintegrants, lubricants, glidants, coatings - and how each affects release.
277 words, about 1 min02Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Master receptor pharmacology (agonists, partial agonists, antagonists, inverse agonists), dose–response relationships, potency versus efficacy, and therapeutic index. Know pharmacokinetics: absorption, distribution (protein binding, volume of distribution), metabolism (phase I/II, CYP450, induction/inhibition), excretion, and the equations - clearance, half-life, steady state (4–5 half-lives), loading dose.
240 words, about 1 min03Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action
Understand structure–activity relationships (SAR): how functional groups, stereochemistry, lipophilicity (logP), pKa, and hydrogen bonding alter receptor binding, absorption, and metabolism. Know the physicochemical rules - Lipinski's rule of five (MW ≤500, logP ≤5, H-bond donors ≤5, acceptors ≤10), and how ionisation at physiological pH affects distribution.
234 words, about 1 min04Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Care
Pharmaceutical care is patient-centred: identify, resolve, and prevent drug-related problems (DRPs). Know the pharmaceutical care process - assessment, care plan, monitoring, follow-up.
226 words, about 1 min05Dispensing, Compounding and Calculations
Accuracy in calculations and dispensing is non-negotiable. Master: dose calculations (mg/kg, BSA), dilution and concentration (C1V1 = C2V2), percentage strengths (%w/v, %w/w, %v/v), ratio strengths (1:1000), alligation, and paediatric dose checks.
234 words, about 1 min06Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Professional Regulation
Know the legal framework governing pharmacy: registration and licensing, scope of practice, prescription requirements, record-keeping, and controlled-drug schedules. Understand the pharmacist's legal duties: dispensing only on valid prescriptions, verifying prescriber authority, refusing to dispense when unsafe, and reporting obligations.
251 words, about 1 min07Pharmacognosy and Natural Products
Understand the sources, classes, and uses of natural products: alkaloids (morphine, quinine, caffeine), glycosides (digitalis, salicin), terpenes and essential oils, flavonoids, tannins, and polysaccharides. Know the plant parts used, active constituents, and therapeutic uses.
232 words, about 1 min08Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Understand the levels of prevention - primary (prevent onset), secondary (early detection), tertiary (limit disability). Know the principles of health promotion (Ottawa Charter: build healthy public policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community action, develop personal skills, reorient health services).
235 words, about 1 min09Pharmacy Management and Health Economics
Understand pharmacy management functions: planning, organising, staffing, directing, and controlling. Know inventory management - ABC analysis, VED analysis, economic order quantity, reorder level, lead time, and stock turnover.
247 words, about 1 min