Private company

Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Logo: Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

UK professional organization

The Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm) is the body responsible for the leadership and support of the pharmacy profession (pharmacists) within England, Scotland, and Wales. It was created along with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in September 2010 when the previous Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was split so that representative and regulatory functions of the pharmacy profession could be separated.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1841Founded¹

HeadquartersGreat Britain¹
Websitewww.rpharms.com

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RPSheadquarters — Photo: Kieran Casey-McEvoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

The Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm) is the body responsible for the leadership and support of the pharmacy profession (pharmacists) within England, Scotland, and Wales. It was created along with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in September 2010 when the previous Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was split so that representative and regulatory functions of the pharmacy profession could be separated.²

Acquisitions

Succeeded Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain¹

Timeline

1841Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitewww.rpharms.com¹
WikipediaRoyal College of Pharmacy
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ7374705

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataRoyal Pharmaceutical Society on Wikidata
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WikipediaRoyal Pharmaceutical Society on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsRoyal Pharmaceutical Society logo by Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Public domain
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Wikimedia CommonsRoyal Pharmaceutical Society photo by Kieran Casey-McEvoy, CC BY-SA 4.0