Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland is the regulatory and professional body for pharmacy in Northern Ireland
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As the regulatory body, it seeks to protect public safety in pharmacy by:
As the professional body it seeks to develop the pharmacy profession in Northern Ireland in the public interest.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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As the regulatory body, it seeks to protect public safety in pharmacy by:
- setting and promoting standards for pharmacists' admission to the register and for remaining on the register;
- maintaining a publicly accessible register of pharmacists, and pharmacy premises, in Northern Ireland;
- handling concerns about the Fitness to Practise of registrants and taking any necessary action to protect the public; and
- ensuring high standards of education and training for pharmacists in Northern Ireland
As the professional body it seeks to develop the pharmacy profession in Northern Ireland in the public interest.
See also
- Pharmaceutical industry in the United KingdomPharmaceutical industry in the United KingdomThe pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom directly employs around 72,000 people and in 2007 contributed £8.4 billion to the UK's GDP and invested a total of £3.9 billion in research and development...
- List of pharmacy organizations in the United Kingdom