SAUDI ARABIA
PHARMACIST
GM Hamad

OVERVIEW
SPLE (Saudi Pharmacist Licensing Exam) is
governed by the SCFHS (Saudi Commission
for Health Specialties) and is valid in all over
KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

CONTENTS
DOCUMENTS
VERIFICATION
Document
Verification data
flow
CLASSIFICATION
MUMARIS+
Professional
classification on
Mumaris+ portal
PROMETRIC
REGISTRATION
Register for the
exam on your
desired prometric
center
LICENSING
EXAM
SPLE Exam sitting
and passing

DOCUMENTS VERIFICATION
Data Flow provides the PSV (Primary Source Verification) of documents
for registration with SCHFS. You need to go to
https://www.dfgateway.com/ and signup for the account.
From the Dashboard select New Application, fill all the necessary
details, purchase your desired package and proceed with payment.
Upon successful completion, you will receive an email of Data Flow
PSV Report with Reference Number.

PROFESSIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Mumaris Plus is the unified portal for the services of SCFHS for health
practitioners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Professional Classification is granting the appropriate Professional
degree to the healthcare practitioner based on a procedure that
includes studying and authenticating qualifications, experiences, and
Professional evaluation.
Go to https://portal.scfhs.org.sa/en-us/Account/Login and fill the
professional classification forms and pay the fee.
2,3 weeks time is required by Saudi Council to respond on the
submitted application. On successful approval you will receive Eligibility
ID for Prometric Exam.

PROMETRIC REGISTRATION
To register for the SPLE, you need to visit Prometric Website
https://www.prometric.com/ signup and schedule your SPLE from Test
Takers tab in Dashboard.
Submit the application by providing your Eligibility ID. Once your
application is processed, a scheduling permit with your eligibility
period will be issued.
After obtaining the scheduling permit, you may visit the specified
website to schedule a test date. Scheduling may not be available more
than three months in advance.
Pakistani Prometric Centers are in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi.

LICENSING EXAM
All eligible candidates may take SPLE up to four times a year starting
from the first attempt to obtain a pass score.
After obtaining a pass score in the SPLE each candidate is eligible for
two further attempts to improve their mark for the purpose of
attaining a better opportunity for residency selection.
SPLE is conducted using computer-based testing with three sets. The
testing period is 6 hours. After finishing the first set of 100 items and
second set of 100 items scheduled breaks are allowed with a total of 45
minutes can be taken.
Exam comprises of total 800 marks and the marks required to pass the
SPLE are 536.

PHARMACIST SCOPE
Community Pharmacist: 5000 SAR / Month
Clinical Pharmacist: 6000 SAR / Month
Industrial Pharmacist: 5000 SAR / Month
Visa Options: Open Visa / Contract Visa

RECOMMENDED
BOOKS
• The APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy
• Lippincott's Biochemistry
• Lippincott's Pharmacology
• Aulton's Pharmaceutics
• Shargel's Biopharmaceutics
• Brian L. Strom Pharmacoepidemiology
• Drug list in KSA
• MOH list of required immunizations
• Lexicomp. Ohio: Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information

THANK YOU
Ghulam Murtaza Hamad​
gmhamad4@gmail.com​