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Continued Registration for Pharmacists Under the statutory rules for the new system of continued registration as provided for in Part 4 of the Pharmacy act 2007, registered pharmacists are required to apply for continued registration and pay the appropriate registration fee prior to the start of the year (i.e. before the current annual certificate of registration expires). Certificates of Registration The Certificates of Registration for 2010 for registered retail pharmacy businesses, pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants have been issued in accordance with Section 20 of the Pharmacy Act 2007. The certificate of registration of a retail pharmacy business is required to be conspicuously displayed at the premises, as is the certificate of registration of the supervising pharmacist. Any registrant who has not received their certificate of registration for 2010 should contact the PSI urgently so that this can be dealt with. Registrants are advised that should they, or the retail pharmacy business, cease to be registered before the date of expiry of the certificate, the certificate should be returned within 14 days of the cessation of registration to the Registrar of the PSI. It should also be noted that it is an offence, under Section 20(5) of the Pharmacy Act 2007, to give the certificate to another person with the intention that it be used to give the impression it is theirs or to allow another person to use this certificate in that way. Professional Cards Registered pharmacists have also been issued with ‘European Professional Cards’, which are plastic wallet cards and similar cards have also been issued to pharmaceutical assistants, which can be used by professional staff to identify themselves. It is envisaged that in future the cards will be further developed as ‘smart’ cards, holding a pharmacist’s registration data and photograph. Photograph Required for Applicants for Continued Registration 2010 The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) Rules 2008 provide that applicants for registration or continued registration as a pharmacist or as a pharmaceutical assistant will be required, from this year onwards, to provide a recent photograph as part of their application. This requirement will apply for the process of continued registration for 2010 which will be initiated in October 2009. Therefore all currently registered pharmacists who will be applying for continued registration for 2010 later this year will be required to provide the PSI with a recent photograph in advance of the process. Registrants will shortly be notified of the details on how this requirement is to be implemented. Continued Registration Fees and Tax Allowance In 2009, the PSI received confirmation from the Offices of the Revenue Commissioners that the fees for continued registration for pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants were allowed as a flat rate expense. Further information available on the Revenue website: http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/employee-expenses.html Click here to view correspondence from Revenue to PSI.

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