UK pharmacists qualify through a four-year integrated MPharm master’s degree (accredited to the GPhC’s 2021 standards), followed by a 52-week Foundation Training Year (FTY) — the supervised pre-registration year, now including prescribing training signed off by a Designated Prescribing Practitioner. Graduates then sit the GPhC registration assessment.
Sources & verification
- UK pharmacists complete a 4-year integrated MPharm degree plus a 52-week Foundation Training Year (formerly the pre-registration year), which now includes prescribing training — source, verified 2026-06-09
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