Principal Pharmacist

Minimum Requirements

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

1. Served in the grade of Senior Pharmacist or a comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years. 
   
2. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. 
   
3. Master’s degree in any of the following; Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and Formulation, Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine, Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaco-vigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology, Medicines Supplies Management, Medicines Regulation, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Control, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Health Systems Management, Pharmaceutical Care, Health Informatics, 
   
4. Health Economics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medical Statistics, Drug Design and Development, Clinical trials, Quality Assurance, Radio Pharmacy; 
   
5. Public Health, Microbiology or Molecular Pharmacology from an institution recognized by Pharmacy and Poisons Board. 
   
6. Certificate of Registration by a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
   
7. Valid 2024 practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board. 
   
8. Specialist recognition certificate from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. vii. Retention in the Pharmacy and Poisons Board register. 
   
9. Leadership/Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution. 
   
10. Proficiency in computer applications. 
    
11. Fulfilled requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. 
    
12. Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results. 
    

Minimum Requirements

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

1. Served in the grade of Senior Pharmacist or a comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years. 
   
2. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. 
   
3. Master’s degree in any of the following; Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and Formulation, Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine, Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaco-vigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology, Medicines Supplies Management, Medicines Regulation, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Control, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Health Systems Management, Pharmaceutical Care, Health Informatics, 
   
4. Health Economics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medical Statistics, Drug Design and Development, Clinical trials, Quality Assurance, Radio Pharmacy; 
   
5. Public Health, Microbiology or Molecular Pharmacology from an institution recognized by Pharmacy and Poisons Board. 
   
6. Certificate of Registration by a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
   
7. Valid 2024 practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board. 
   
8. Specialist recognition certificate from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. vii. Retention in the Pharmacy and Poisons Board register. 
   
9. Leadership/Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution. 
   
10. Proficiency in computer applications. 
    
11. Fulfilled requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. 
    
12. Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.