Pharmacists who are not working, working in non-pharmacy sector or residing overseas for at least one year can apply for inactive status. 

There are 3 type of inactive status:

1. Inactive status – Working in non-pharmacy area

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

2. 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 onwards)
   

3. 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)

More details on inactive status can be found on “Inactive Status Declaration”.

Steps to apply for inactive status:

1. Log in to the Professional Registration System (PRS). 

2. Select “Request for Lowering of CPE”

3. Indicate the “End Date”

   Please note that even if you have indicated an end date in the “Lowering of CPE requirements” application, you will still be required to fulfil the resume active CPE requirements and submit an “Resume active” application to be able to resume active practice. If you are unable to fulfil the requirements, your inactive status will be extended beyond the indicated end date.

4. Submit the “Inactive Status Declaration Form”
   Pharmacists are required to declare themselves as not working, working in non-pharmacy sector or residing overseas for at least one year by submitting the Inactive Status Declaration Form [PDF, 116 KB].

5. Update of Personal Particulars
   Pharmacists are required to update their employment status under “Administration” tab accordingly. 

   
   

Once approved, pharmacists with inactive status will have their compulsory CPE requirements lowered to 20 points per QP.

Pharmacists on lower CPE requirements who wish to resume practice must inform the SPC, fulfil the CPE criteria published on the SPC website and apply for conversion from inactive PC to active PC (prevailing PC application fee applies) at least 2 weeks before the resume date.