There are three options available if you wish to cease practice:

1. Maintain your active PC.

   1. Continue to achieve the required CPE points

   2. Renew your PC every 2 years

      
      

2. Apply for inactive status:

   
   

   1. Apply for inactive status – Working in non-pharmacy area

      • Applicable only if you are not using the knowledge of pharmacy in your work

      • You will have an inactive PC and will need to inform SPC if you intend to start practising pharmacy again

      • To resume active PC, you will need to fulfil 25 CPE points (8 patient care points) within 12 months prior to the resume date.

      • No fee is needed for the conversion 

      • Renewal is still needed every 2 years at the same rate (S$500) as active PC

      • CPE requirement will be lowered to 20 points
        

   2. Apply for inactive status – Overseas

      • Applicable only if you have resided overseas for at least 1 year (i.e. if you started your overseas residency in Sep 2021, you can only apply from Sep 2022)

      • You will have an inactive PC and will need to inform the SPC if you intend to return to Singapore

      • To resume active PC, you will need to fulfil 25 CPE points (8 patient care points) within 12 months prior to the resume date

        • No fee is needed for the conversion 

        • Renewal is still needed every 2 years at the same rate (S$500) as active PC

        • CPE requirement will be lowered to 20 points
          

   3. Apply for inactive status – Not working

      • Applicable only if you not under any employment (i.e. you cannot apply for this if you are a director of a company, or own a company)

      • You will have an inactive PC and will need to inform SPC if you intend to start working again

      • Renewal fee is reduced to $200

      • To resume active PC, you will need to fulfil 25 CPE points (8 patient care points) within 12 months prior to the resume date

      • Fees is needed for resuming active practice

      • CPE requirement will be lowered to 20 points
        

        
        

3. Let your PC expire (If you do not plan to work as a pharmacist in Singapore)

   1. Your PC will expire after your PC end date

   2. Late payment of $200 is required for PC renewal

   3. PC renewal fee applies

   4. Within the first year of expiry, you will need to fulfil your CPE shortfall for the preceding Qualifying Period (QP) before you may apply for renewal

   5. After the first year of expiry, you will need to fulfil 25 CPE points (8 patient care points) within 12 months prior to the resume date
      

      
      

However, do take note that if you do not renew your PC within 5 years of expiry, your name will be removed from the Register of Pharmacists. To restore your name back on the Register of Pharmacists, you will have to fulfil the following:

• Sit and pass the Competency Exam (Exam fees: S$300)

• Sit and pass the Forensic Exam (Exam Fees: S$300)

• Fulfil minimum 25 CPE points within 12 months prior to renewal date, 8 points must be patient care if you wish to have an active PC

• Restoration fee of $300 applies

• PC renewal fee applies