Pharmacy Student

The scope of practice of a pharmacy student is defined in Chapter IV of the Regulations relating to the practice of pharmacy as follows:

Regulation 7

Scope of practice of a pharmacy student. —

1. A pharmacy student may provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s assistant registered in the category pharmacist’s assistant (basic) under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy; or
2. A pharmacy student who has successfully completed his or her second year of study may provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s assistant registered in the category pharmacist’s assistant (post-basic) under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

Regulation 8

1. A pharmacy student may, for purposes of education and training, and under the auspices of a provider approved to offer education and training for a qualification in pharmacy and with whom such student is enrolled, provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist; and
2. The services or acts referred to in sub-regulation 8 (1) must be provided or performed in accordance with a programme developed by the provider and approved by the council.