Apply for recognition as a specialist pharmacist with a professional qualification from the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland

Before you submit the application, you must already have a licence to practise medicine as a pharmacist in Germany.

You can apply for recognition of your continuing education title as a specialist pharmacist at the competent State Chamber of Pharmacists:

• First, you submit your application and the required documents to the Chamber of Pharmacists of the state in which you want to work.
• If necessary, you will be asked to submit missing documents.
• The competent authority will check whether your training is equivalent. The continuing education is equivalent if there are no significant differences between your foreign continuing education and the German continuing education.
• You will receive a notification.

If significant differences are found, the equivalence of your qualification as a specialist pharmacist will not be certified:

• You will receive a justification.
• If necessary, conditions will be imposed. This can be attending seminars, conducting technical discussions with an authorised specialist pharmacist or providing evidence of certain practical activities
• You can take an exam to prove the lack of knowledge.
• If you successfully pass the exam, you will receive recognition. You may then use the designation "specialist pharmacist" for your specialization.

You can take legal action against the decision of the competent authority within a certain period of time (e.g. file an objection). The decision will then be reviewed. Details can be found in the information on legal remedies at the end of your decision. It is best to talk to the competent authority first before taking legal action against the decision.

Lower Saxony Chamber of Pharmacists, Continuing Education Department

• You must already have a state professional licence (licence to practise medicine) as a pharmacist valid in Germany.
• You must prove the equivalence of your professional qualification as a specialist pharmacist.

• Curriculum vitae with details of completed further training and professional experience
• Proof of identity (ID card or passport)
• Proof of German approbation
• Certificates of further education and professional experience
• additional evidence for the examination of equivalence
• written declaration as to whether you have already submitted an application for recognition to another chamber of pharmacists.

If your documents are not available in German, you must submit German translations of your documents. Translations must be carried out by translators who are publicly appointed or authorised.

There are no deadlines.

Forms available: No

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

Online services: planned

• Contradiction
• Further information on how to file an objection can be found in the notification of your application.
• Action before the Administrative Court

Applications must be submitted to the Continuing Education Department of the Lower Saxony Chamber of Pharmacists.

Lower Saxony Chamber of Pharmacists, Department of Continuing Education

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