Each year, PDL receives calls from pharmacists who have overlooked their Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) registration renewal. This may happen due to renewal reminders being quarantined in junk or spam folders, or changes to email and postal addresses and mobile numbers.
Ahpra attempts to contact lapsed registrants through all such means, but this can be unsuccessful. Allowing registration to lapse may result in some pharmacists inadvertently practising while unregistered, creating difficulties for the pharmacist.
As part of the renewal process, pharmacists are required to …