What is the pharmacy law exam?
The Qualifying Examination to Practice Pharmacy (QETPP), in Malay Peperiksaan Kelayakan Untuk Mengamal Farmasi (PKUMF), is the pharmacy law (forensic) examination set by the Pharmacy Board Malaysia. It tests whether you can apply the Malaysian laws on pharmacists, poisons, dangerous drugs and the sale and advertising of medicines. The Board's guideline on provisional registration requires you to have sat and passed it before you apply to be registered as a provisionally registered pharmacist.
The exam format
| Set by | Pharmacy Board Malaysia (Lembaga Farmasi Malaysia) |
|---|---|
| Questions | 100 multiple-choice questions |
| Book | Open book |
| Time | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Pass mark | 50% |
| Marking | One mark for each right answer; 0.25 deducted for each wrong answer |
| 2026 sittings | 17 March, 29 July and 25 November 2026 |
The Board noted that the Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2025 [P.U.(A) 155/2025] were excluded from the November 2025 sitting. Check the Board's notice for your own sitting to see whether those amendments are examinable.
What the exam covers
- Registration of pharmacists: the Pharmacy Board, provisional and full registration, the annual certificate and discipline.
- Poisons Act 1952: the Poisons List and its groups, the Type A and other licences, and personal supervision.
- Prescriptions and records: valid prescriptions, repeats, emergency supply, the Prescription Book and dispensing labels.
- Dangerous drugs and psychotropics: the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, registers, storage and the Psychotropic Substances Regulations 1989.
- Product registration: the Sale of Drugs Act 1952, CDCR 1984, the DCA and NPRA, MAL numbers, cosmetic notification and licences.
- Medicine advertising: the Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act 1956, the Medicine Advertisements Board and KKLIU approvals.
- Professional conduct and policy: the Code of Conduct for pharmacists, confidentiality, inducements and the National Medicines Policy (DUNas).
Free official resources, and what we add
The Acts and Regulations are published free by the Attorney General's Chambers, and the Pharmaceutical Services Programme and NPRA publish guidelines on registration, poisons records and product registration. There is no official question bank. Our questions are original, and every explanation names the law it is based on, so you also learn where to look in an open book exam.
How to prepare
- Collect clean copies of each Act and its Regulations and tab them so you can find sections quickly in the open book exam.
- Learn the Poisons List groups and who may supply each one, as this is the core of the paper.
- Know the prescription and record rules: required details, repeats, emergency supply and the Prescription Book.
- Learn MAL number suffixes, the roles of the DCA, NPRA and the Medicine Advertisements Board, and KKLIU approvals.
- Because wrong answers lose 0.25 marks, practise judging when to leave a question blank.
- Practise one topic at a time here, then sit full 100-question mocks in 3 hours 30 minutes.
Practice questions with answers
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Under which Act is a pharmacist registered in Malaysia?
- The Sale of Drugs Act 1952
- The Registration of Pharmacists Act 1951
- The Medical Act 1971 and the Medical Regulations
- The Poisons Act 1952 and its Regulations
Answer: B, The Registration of Pharmacists Act 1951. Registration of pharmacists and the constitution of the Pharmacy Board are governed by the Registration of Pharmacists Act 1951. The Poisons Act controls poisons, not who is registered. Source: Registration of Pharmacists Act 1951 and Pharmacy Board Malaysia guidance.
Which licence under the Poisons Act 1952 is issued only to a registered pharmacist?
- Type D licence
- Type A licence
- Type B licence
- Type E licence
Answer: B, Type A licence. A Type A licence is issued to a registered pharmacist and allows the import, storage and sale of poisons by wholesale and retail. A pharmacist holding it is a "licensed pharmacist". Source: Poisons Act 1952 (Act 366) and Poisons Regulations 1952.
Which detail must a written prescription for a Group B poison include?
- The patient's name and address
- The patient's identity card photo
- The patient's blood group
- The patient's employer
Answer: A, The patient's name and address. A prescription must be in writing, dated and signed by the prescriber, with the prescriber's name and address, the patient's name and address, and the total amount and dose. Source: Poisons Act 1952 (Act 366) and Poisons Regulations 1952.