GPhC and PSNI announce pass rate of 61% for first common registration exam

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have announced a pass rate of 61% for the first common registration assessment held in November – an eight percentage point drop on the 2019 autumn exam.

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"Each assessment had to be carried out simultaneously across the UK to ensure a fair and robust process"

This is the third registration exam the GPhC has held online and the first time all four UK countries have sat the assessment at the same time.

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