Urgent help needed: FPGEC denied after passing FPGEE and iBT!

[nanospheres]

Hi Lighthouse,
How is the case going? I have read about your sad story. I can image how hard you work to pass the two exams. Some customer representatives are just dumb@$$es out of highschool. They don't have brain nor heart.
Do you have ECE evaluation letter? If yes, what was the degree they evaluated for you? Is it BS in Pharmacy or BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences or anything else?
Good luck to you.
Nanospheres

Hi Simi,

I just sent you a message. I'll be out of town next Mon. & Tues and will not check online until next Wed.

For Gideyam,

I agree with you. Actually, I was approved to sit for exam. In the letter from FPGEC, they said I was "qualified" to take the exam. I still have this letter. Unfortunately, by now, I have not heard any similar situation happened on other graduates from my university. While the point is, most Alumni I know are not in the final stage yet.

LH

[ninah]

Hi Simi and Lighthouse,

How are you two? any news?

[Aussiepharmer]

Hi ninah,
What's the average salary of retail/community pharmacists in UK?(especially England)
I've heard it's less than US but it seems like there's quite a variation. Does the income increase in rural areas like in North America?

What company did you work for?

[RGA]

I wonder did you graduate your BS in Pharmacy ON or BEFORE 2002.

[ninah]

Hi guys
I graduated before 2002.And according to my pharmacist friends who are working right now ,the average salary is about $60 per hour.This is universal across the country,however cost of living is much cheaper up north than London area.

[coolpharm]

Hi lighthouse and ninah,
How is it going, Lighthouse? I hope everything is going okey.
I still don't understand. It looks like lighthouse graduated before 2003, but why do they have a problem with lighthouse's 4-year degree??

[ikmak]

Hi

This is mak. Please can you sugges me. I have B.pharm degree frm India and to licence or FPGEE NAPLEX, TOEFL, and TSE we need to clear all these exams or only NAPLEX and TOEFL.

[pinkypcy]

Hi ikmak,
If you pass out before January 2003, you are eligible to take FPGEE .In order to get FPGEE certificate you have to pass TOEFL IBT / TSE(better you take TSE soon before it's phase-out, IBT is bit harder) .Then after internship you should take NAPLEX & MPJE in order to get licensed as pharmacist.For more info, please visit, NABP <> National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

All the best.

[americandream]

Hi Simi,
I know you are going through a hard time but hang in there and hopefully you will get a good result.
I also agree with Knock,you should get a lawyer,I think you should base your argument on the fact that they have allowed you to take the exam,you have an acceptance letter,do not you?
Regarding your question with British Pharmacist,to tell you the truth none of my friends will want to come here.There are so many jobs for pharmacist in Uk and they all pay well,like $60/hour.The reason I moved here was because of my husband,I would not even think about coimg here to take the exam and take all these crap from NABP.

I used to work in a great company ,easy 9-6 ,no weekends,now here I have to do shifts,work till 10pm some times and do every other saturday.
Can you work in UK ?or do you have to take an exam there?There is a big shortage of Pharmacist there.

Hi, is that locum work that you are doing for $60 per hour? I browsed throughout some UK websites and even the locum works are around 22 to 25 pounds. What region in UK are you and your friends working? Your income sounds quite high. Any how many years of experience do you guys have? Do you guys work at a community/retail pharmacy?

[SyndeyWu]

Hi, Lighthouse,

Have you fixed your problem? I feel so sorry to hear about that. Hope you can make it.

Now I have a curriculum dismatch problem. FPGEC think the curriculum I completed is not similar with the curriculums which can prepare the student practice pharmacy. I just read your letter and you mentioned that your alumni have similar problem, how do they fix that problem? I wrote to FPGEC and ask them what are their requirement courses but they did not answer my question and just said my circulums is not similar. I do not know how I can convince them? Is there some possiblity at your convinience to ask your alumni how they did to get the approval? That will help me a lot and I really appreciate it.

Take care

Syndey