Who we are

Who we are

Singapore Pharmacy Council is a statutory board under Ministry of Health reconstituted on 1 September 2008 in accordance to the Pharmacists Registration Act 2007.

Functions of Singapore Pharmacy Council

The functions of the Council, as stated in Section 5 of the Pharmacists Registration Act (PRA) are:

1. To keep and maintain registers of registered pharmacists;

2. To approve or reject applications for registration under the PRA or to approve any such application subject to such restrictions as it may think fit;

3. To issue certificates of registration and practising certificates to registered pharmacists;

4. To make recommendations to the appropriate authorities on the courses of instructions and examinations leading to a Singapore degree;

5. To prescribe and implement measures, guidelines and standards for the training of persons seeking registration as pharmacists under PRA;

6. To make recommendations to the appropriate authorities for the training and education of registered pharmacists;

7. To determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of registered pharmacists; and

8. Generally to do all such acts and matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under the PRA.

Members of Council

The Singapore Pharmacy Council comprises two ex-officio members and nine other pharmacists appointed by the Minister for Health. The ex-officio members are the Chief Pharmacist of the Ministry of Health, who is also the Registrar of the Council, and the Head of the Department of Pharmacy of the National University of Singapore or its designate. The President and the other eight members appointed by the Minister are pharmacists chosen from private and public sectors

For the Term of 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2026, the Council comprises of 11 members namely: