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Q. What will happen with my post-nominals, e.g. MRPharmS, and my title?
A. Use of the titles ‘pharmacist’ and ‘pharmacy technician’ will be dependent on an individual’s name appearing in the relevant part of the statutory register of the GPhC.
[NB. There will be no restriction on an individual who has left the register from referring to themselves as a ‘former or retired pharmacist/pharmacy technician’. The key is not to mislead the public about the currency of your registration status and skills and knowledge]
The Pharmacy Order does not explicitly cover the use of abbreviations or post-nominals and this will be a matter for the GPhC to decide in relation to its registrants. In relation to the designatory letters MRPharmS or FRPharmS, this will be a matter for the new professional body. Use of these designatory letters is likely to depend on a number of issues, including membership category but will not necessarily depend upon registration with the GPhC.
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