FPGEE or PharmD?

[Sindbad]

Dear all,
I'm international pharmacist living in USA. I have completed a master degree in Pharmaceutical science in US and still at the moment i have F1 student visa.
Am i eligible to take the FPGEE and my current status is F1 student ???

The other thing which im confused about is the difference between FPGEE certificate and PharmD. So is that mean, a FPGEE holder is equal in everything with PharmD holder???! Please help

Kind regards,

[phdlee]

As far as I know, you get the PharmD degree when you graduate from an accredited pharmacy school in the US. A person with the PharmD degree needs to go through NALPELX and a state board exam if required by the state law.

On the other hand, the FPGEC certificate (FPGEE is the test required for the FPGEC certificate) is the first step to get the US pharmacist license for pharmacists who graduated and got a pharmacist license from other countries than US. Foreign pharmacists who want to practice in the US and have a FPGEC certificate, are eligible for internship in any state of the US. The internship hours required may vary depending on a state. For example, California requires 1500 hours internship. (A PharmD degree holder usually fulfill the internship requirement when they are in the pharmacy school, working during summer break.) When the candidate satisfies it, she/he is eligible for the pharmacist license test (NALPEX). After then, there would be a state board exam depending on a state.

That's what I know. Please correct me if I presented false information.
Hopefully it helps.

[aabdraff57]

FPGEE is an examination taken by graduates who have a pharmacy degree that is not conferred by an accredited by the ACPE. It's part of the FPGEC, that includes the FPGEE AND TOEFL requirements.The FPGEC program requires that you bachelor's degree is equivalent to a US pharmacy degree.

Pharm.D is a first professional pharmacy degree awarded by any US based accredited college of pharmacy. Many US Colleges of Pharmacy do not award the BS in Pharmacy anymore.

Once you received your FPGEC, depending on the state in which you want to practice pharmacy, you would need to furnish internship hours. After you complete your hours satisfactorily, the state will confirm with NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) that you are eligible to sit for NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensing Examination) and MPJE (Multiple Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination). If you pass both exams, you can be a licensed pharmacist in the US.

All Pharm.D degree holders must also go through NAPLEX and MPJE but they finish their internship hours while they attend college.

I hope that clears the air a bit. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.