PhLE Pharmacy Board Guide: 6 Subjects, the 75/50 Rule, 4-Month Plan

PhLE: The Complete Guide for Filipino Pharmacy Graduates

The Pharmacist Licensure Examination (PhLE) licenses pharmacists under RA 10918 (the Philippine Pharmacy Act). PRC runs it twice a year, and in the last three sittings 57% to 81% of examinees passed.

Schedule: The next PhLE is on October 15–16, 2026 (filing closes September 29); PRC targets releasing results on October 21, 2026. The first 2026 sitting was April 18–19 (57.26% passed). The sitting after October is expected around April 2027, but PRC has not yet published its 2027 schedule.

1. The six subjects

The PhLE is a two-day, paper-based exam of six subjects. From PRC's October 2026 program:

Note that pharmacy law (jurisprudence) and ethics are examined together with Pharmaceutics on Day 2.

2. Who can take it

You need a BS Pharmacy transcript and a certificate of internship covering 1,200 hours across institutional, public health or regulatory, community, hospital and industrial practice (PRC requirements list). After three failed attempts, PRC requires a refresher program.

3. The passing rule

You pass with a 75% general weighted average and no subject below 50% (RA 10918, Sec. 17).

(Weights: 20 / 15 / 17.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 15.)

4. Recent PRC pass rates

From PRC's results releases (passers ÷ examinees):

5. The 4-month review plan

Month 1: Diagnose

Take a full timed practice exam across all six subjects and sort your wrong answers by subject and topic.

Month 2: Foundations

• Mornings (90 min): Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, alternating
• Afternoons (90 min): Practice of Pharmacy, then pharmacy law and ethics
• Saturdays (3 hrs): Pharmaceutics and calculations
• Sundays: off

Fit Pharmacognosy/Biochemistry and QC/QA into weekday slots from week 3.

Month 3: Practice

Question drills of 50 or more items a session, tracked by topic. Flashcards for laws, drug classes and compendial standards.

Month 4: Final and taper

Two full practice exams a week, then a lighter final week.

6. Areas people under-prepare

• Pharmacy law and ethics: RA 10918, RA 9165, RA 6675 (as amended by RA 9502), RA 9711 and RA 7394 need citation-level recall. Build flashcards.
• Medicinal chemistry and structure-activity relationships in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
• Pharmaceutical calculations in Pharmaceutics, where small errors cost whole items.

7. What it costs

• PRC fees: check the current PhLE fee on PRC's requirements list. Initial registration after passing is ₱1,050 for baccalaureate professions (PRC Citizen's Charter 2026).
• Review: reviewer books or a review center. Rates vary, so compare current prices.

8. Career outlook after passing

Licensed pharmacists work in community and hospital pharmacy, industry, regulatory affairs, government and teaching. See the pharmacist career value guide.

9. If you don't pass

Rebuild around your weakest subjects, especially any below 50%, and take several full practice exams before your next attempt. The PhLE runs twice a year (April and November in 2025; April and October in 2026).

Where Super Tutor fits

A PhLE reviewer is coming soon to Super Tutor. See every exam Super Tutor covers.

Sources: PRC October 2026 PhLE program and 2026 schedule; PRC results releases (April 2025–April 2026); RA 10918 Sec. 17; PRC pharmacy requirements list; PRC Citizen's Charter 2026.