Pass rate of 91.9pc in Society’s summer registration examination
The pass rate in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s summer registration examination this year is 91.9 per cent. The number of candidates was 1,609, of whom 1,479 were successful.
The examination was the fourth to be held since the introduction of a
revised syllabus and a new format. The pass rate is slightly higher than
in 2004, when 1,498 candidates sat the examination and 1,367 (91.3 per
cent) were successful.
In the separate section of calculation questions, which candidates have
to pass in addition to passing the examination as a whole, 1,529 candidates
(95.0 per cent) were successful this year. In 2004 the pass rate for
this section was 93.7 per cent.
The mean percentage scores for the different components of the examination
were as follows: overall, 83 per cent (range 49–98); closed book,
84 per cent (range 56–98); open book, 82 per cent (range 36–100);
calculations, 86 per cent (range 5–100).
The mean percentage scores for the individual syllabus sections were
as follows. In Section 1 (professional and legal practice), the mean
score was 80 per cent in part I (professional practice of a pharmacy)
and 83 per cent in part II (legal aspects of providing a pharmaceutical
service). In section 2 (clinical and pharmaceutical practice), the mean
score was 84 per cent in both part I (clinical practice) and part II
(pharmaceutical aspects of practice). In section 3 (systems and procedures),
the mean score was 77 per cent.
Of this year’s 1,609 candidates, 1,583 were UK graduates or sandwich
course students. Of these, 1,463 (92.4 per cent) passed and 120 (7.6
per cent) failed. The remaining 26 candidates were pharmacists from overseas
seeking to register through the adjudicating route. Of these, 16 (61.5
per cent) passed and 10 (38.5 per cent) failed.
For 110 of the 130 candidates who failed, this examination was their
first attempt. For 10 of these candidates it was the second attempt,
and for 10 it was their third and final attempt.
The next sitting of the examination takes place on Friday 30 September.
Pass list, p123
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