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The study of pharmacy includes a final examination. Proof of passing the exam is a prerequisite for the license to practice medicine as a pharmacist. Pharmaceutical training includes:

• a four-year degree in pharmacy at a university,
• a clinical traineeship of eight weeks,
• a practical training of twelve months,
• the Pharmaceutical Examination, which must be taken in three sections.
   

The exam sections of the Pharmaceutical Exam are taken:

• the first stage after a degree in pharmacy of at least two years,
• the Second Section after passing the First Section and after studying pharmacy for at least four years,
• the third stage after passing the second section and after completing the subsequent practical training.

Your application for admission to the pharmaceutical trial must include, among other things:

• the birth certificate, in the case of married or registered partners also the marriage / civil partnership certificate
• Proof of higher education entrance qualification (university entrance qualification); in the case of certificates obtained at foreign educational institutions, also the notification of recognition from the competent authority
• Proof of clinical traineeship or, in the case of pharmacist assistants, pharmacy engineers, pharmaceutical-technical assistants and pharmacy assistants, the corresponding evidence
• Proof of two years of pharmacy studies
• Certificates of participation in the courses
   

Further documents are listed in the respective application forms.

You must register in writing for the pharmaceutical examination. Use the prescribed forms in each case. Submit your application with the required documents to the competent authority.

State Office for Labour, Consumer Protection and Health

• § 6 Licensing Regulations for Pharmacists (AAppO)

No professional approval. If necessary, please contact the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family.

Phone (0331 866-0)

poststelle@masgf.brandenburg.de