DENMARK
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The pharmacist (Danish: farmaceut) education in Denmark takes place at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen.
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The Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree (Danish: bachelor i farmaci) takes 3 years. The Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree (Danish: cand.pharm.) takes 2 more years — a total of 5 years. To work as a pharmacist in a Danish pharmacy a MPharm degree is requested.
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After graduation as a pharmacist (MPharm), you can begin the 3 year Doctor of Pharmacy (DPharm) education programme (Danish: dr.pharm.).
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Beside the pharmacists, in Denmark there’s another professional group with a pharmaceutical tertiary higher education — i.e. the pharmaconomists (experts in pharmaceuticals) whose education takes place at the Danish College of Pharmacy Practice.
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If you have trained as a pharmacist in a country other than Denmark and want to work in a Danish pharmacy or hospital pharmacy, you must have permission from the Danish Medicines Agency.
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Different sets of rules apply to the recognition of training undertaken abroad depending on which country you come from, and where you have undertaken your training.
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In general terms, the Danish Medicines Agency distinguishes between whether you have undertaken your training in:
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The Nordic countries (Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)
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EU/EEA countries and Switzerland
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Other countries
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Contact the Danish Medicines Agency (https://laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk/en/) for further information on the application requirements and procedure. The case handling time within the Danish Medicines Agency is three to four months.
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Work in the private sector
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If you want to work in the private sector, e.g. in the pharmaceutical industry, permission from the Danish Medicines Agency is not needed. You may nevertheless choose to obtain permission because employers in Denmark are unfamiliar with foreign training courses.
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For further guidance please contact-
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The Danish Health and Medicines Authority
Read the Danish Medicines Agency’s guidelines for pharmacists qualified outside Denmark who want to work at a Danish community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy.
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Danish Medicines Agency
Axel Heidesgade 1
DK-2300 København S
Telephone: 44 88 95 95
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Danish Ministry of Health
Holbergsgade 6
DK-1057 Copenhagen K
Email: sum@sum.dk
www.sum.dk
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EURES
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European Employment Services (EURES) advises on rules and options for seeking work or working in an EU country. See the leaflet 'Living and Working in Denmark' (pdf).
You can contact EURES' advisors in the international offices of Arbejdsformidlingen (the Training and Employment Authority):
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AF/Karrierecenteret/EURES
Vesterbrogade 123
DK-1175 København K
Telephone: +45 33 55 10 20