Continued Registration
Pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants must apply to the PSI on an annual basis for continued registration and pay an annual fee, in order to remain on the PSI’s Registers.
You can apply and pay your registration fee directly and securely online.
The online system is available 24 hours a day and it is the easiest and quickest way to apply for annual continued registration. What you will need:
- Your PSI registration number
- Your password
The online registration portal can be used once you are registered with the PSI, when you will have received your PSI registration number. Your password can be requested through your online registration account. See Registrant login at the top of the screen.
If a registrant requires a hard copy application form, there are two options:
- Log-in to your online registration account on this website to download and print the application for continued registration. Completed forms should be returned to the Registration Unit, Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, PSI House, 15-19 Fenian Street, Dublin 2.
- Send a stamped, addressed envelope with a request for the continued registration application form to the PSI's Registration Unit (address above) and the form will be sent to you for completion.
Important Information
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Under the Pharmacy Act 2007, pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants must obtain a Certificate of Registration.The Certificate will be received in the post by registrants 4-6 weeks after submitting the application and payment for continued registration.
- Since July 2016, the PSI sends email notices only to registrants as a reminder for their registration renewal. Registrants should ensure that the email address registered with the PSI is regularly checked. Correspondence details can be updated by logging into the online registration portal. You may need to check junk mail folders in case emails are misdirected.
- You must apply for your continued registration 30 days before your current certificate expires or you will be required to pay a late fee.
- A process of cancellation of registration (removal from the Register of the Pharmacists and the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants) will commence for registrants who have failed to make the necessary application for continued registration.
If you experience any difficulties submitting your online application for continued registration, or with requesting new login details, please call the PSI Online Continued Registration helpline on 1850 774 734. This helpline is open from 9am until 1pm, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank and Public holidays).
Continued Registration Fee
The continued registration fee for a pharmacist is €380 and the continued registration fee for a pharmaceutical assistant is €190. Payment online is by credit or debit card only. Please note that you can not make a payment over the phone. For further information please see PSI fees information.
Questions you can expect on the continued registration application form
Continuing Professional Development
There is a mandatory system of continuing professional development (CPD) for pharmacists in Ireland, and pharmacists must declare their CPD undertakings in order to be accepted for annual continued registration.
Information on the system of CPD including the Irish Institute of Pharmacy (IIOP) can be read in the education section.
Rule 11(1) of the CPD Rules
Reporting on and supervision of CPD activity 11. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Rule, a pharmacist shall submit a report on his or her CPD activities, at the request of the Executive Director, to the Institute and shall cooperate with the Executive Director in the review and evaluation of that report and any feedback that may be provided by the Executive Director, within any reasonable timescale that may be laid down by the Executive Director.
Clarification on Patient-facing Role
When applying for continued registration with the PSI, pharmacists are asked the question, “Are you currently in a patient facing role?”. This is important in the context of the correct operation of the practice review element of the CPD process.
A patient-facing role includes any pharmacist providing care directly to a patient and/or any pharmacist whose work has an impact on patient care, irrespective of setting or the number of hours of practice per week, month or year.
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Although not exhaustive, the following gives examples of roles which are considered as patient-facing:
- Pharmacists working on a fulltime, occasional or casual basis in community pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacists working on a fulltime, occasional or casual basis
- Superintendent Pharmacists
- Supervising Pharmacists
- Locum Pharmacists
For more information, Part 5, Rule 12 (7) of the PSI
(Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2015 states:
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.practising in a “patient-facing role” means carrying out the role of a pharmacist in the delivery, or the oversight of the delivery, of care and services to members of the public, including patients, whether in a retail pharmacy business or in a pharmacy department of a hospital, or any other relevant location including on a casual or occasional basis, and includes the role carried out by a superintendent pharmacist, a supervising pharmacist and any other registered pharmacist engaged or employed in a retail pharmacy business or in the pharmacy department of a hospital.”
Guidance on Spent Convictions
On 29 April 2016, the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 came into law. Under this Act, certain convictions do not have to be disclosed where these convictions are spent. This means that in certain circumstances you may not need to disclose a criminal conviction to us.
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This guidance is designed to help you understand when a conviction may be regarded as spent. This is guidance only and relates solely to applications for registration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (“PSI”). It is your responsibility to make sure the information you provide to the PSI is accurate and complete. If you are unsure as to whether a conviction is spent or you have any queries or concerns, you should take your own independent expert or legal advice on the matter.
This guidance applies to convictions obtained in Ireland and it does not apply to convictions obtained outside of Ireland. If you have obtained a conviction in another country, you will need to refer to the
PSI guidance for convictions obtained outside of Ireland.
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A conviction is spent when ALL of the criteria listed below are satisfied:
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You were convicted of an offence in a Court in Ireland and you were 18 years old or over at the time you committed the offence.
- You received one of the following:
1. A non-custodial sentence;
2. A prison sentence of 12 months or less;
3. A suspended sentence of 2 years or less which was not revoked in whole or in part by the Court.
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You have served, undergone or complied with the sentence imposed or the order made by the Court.
- More than 7 years have passed since the effective date of the conviction. The effective date of the conviction is the date on which the prison sentence or the non-custodial sentence became operative.
- You did not receive an “excluded sentence” from the Court. An excluded sentence is defined in the Act. It includes a sentence for an offence reserved by law to be tried by the Central Criminal Court or a conviction from a Court other than a District Court for a sexual offence, as defined in Schedule 1 of the Act.
Please note if you received two or more convictions for offences which were committed at the same time or arose out of the same incident, these convictions may be regarded as one conviction when assessing whether it is spent in accordance with the criteria set out above.
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You will need to tell us if you have more than one conviction in certain circumstances.
Some convictions can be classed as minor convictions. These minor convictions are as follows:
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Convictions for motoring offences in the District Court excluding any offence for dangerous driving.
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Convictions for minor public order offences in the District Court for offences under the following legislation:
- Section 37A of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988, or
- Section 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A(4) or 9 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994
For the purposes of this guidance we will refer to all other convictions, as non-minor convictions.
Please take note of the following if you have more than one conviction which meet the criteria 1-5 in Q2 above:
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If you have two (or more) non-minor convictions, then none of your convictions are deemed spent, and you must tell us about all of your convictions, including convictions for minor offences.
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If you have one non-minor conviction, together with one or more minor conviction(s), then you do not need to tell us about any of these convictions.
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If you have no non-minor convictions, but have minor convictions, then you do not need to tell us about these minor convictions.