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What should I do if I have special needs?

When you register on the Exams site, please inform us that you will require reasonable adjustments. This will then prompt us to contact you for further information. In the meantime, please read the Exams Access Arrangements policy, which can be found by following the Exam Regulations in the footer and following Exams Access Arrangements Policy. 

Depending on the time elapsed, a returning learner may have to resit a unit they have already passed (if they have not passed the entire qualification). This is due to the potential changes to the qualification title, change in accrediting body, or the content examined has been updated. If you are a returning learner, please contact the exams team to discuss - exams@abpi.org.uk 

If you are situated outside of the UK, please contact the ABPI Examinations Team directly, before making a purchase.

All other aspects of the qualification are the same.

Yes.

We are able to send a specimen paper to enrolled learners upon request. The specimen paper contains questions from Units M2, M3 and M4.

Please contact as exams@abpi.org.uk

No.

Please note that similar representative exam passes are not recognised by ABPI wherever the exam was passed. There are no mutual recognition arrangements and no exemptions from the requirement to pass the exam if you wish to promote medicines in the UK.


You can find the learning outcomes for the qualifications offered, here:

5 Mandatory Unit model:

Intermediate Programme

Advanced Programme


If you have changed your name from the one on your exam profile, you must contact ABPI to provide proof of this change, for example a marriage certificate. You will not be allowed to sit the exam unless you produce valid photo ID in your registered name or changed name with proof. If you have any queries about your ID, please contact the ABPI as soon as possible. Your certificate will be issued in the name on your exam website profile unless you request otherwise.

The ABPI Exam Award is an opportunity for the highest achieving Exam learners to be recognised at the highest level. This is an annual award.


The exam award criteria below, was developed with input from the ABPI Exam Project Team, and ratified with the independent Exam Governance Committee:


· Must have achieved Distinction in the ABPI Advanced Programme exam in the year in question. The date the last set of exams were taken will determine the appropriate year.


· If more than 5 people achieve ...

No. The company that the person works for provide final signatory training, there is no recognised exam for this role. The requirements for this role are set out in Clause 8 of the Code of Practice.

No.

A learner who suspects there is an error in an examination question should report this post-exam as soon as possible to the ABPI Director of Examinations for consideration (see ABPI Exam Regulations 32 - 39). However, even if you think there is an error in a question, the answer should not be left blank, but instead you should still make the best attempt to select the single best answer in case you are mistaken about there being an error.


All examination costs and fees are reviewed on an annual basis, with any changes taking effect by 31 January.

You can contact the ABPI Examinations Team by phone on +44 (0)207 747 1420 or email exams@abpi.org.uk or through the ‘Contact Us’ form.