Premises Retention 2025/26

Annual retention of premises on the Register of Pharmaceutical Premises maintained under Section 76 (1) of the Medicines Act 1968

The registration of premises, under the Medicines Act 1968, to carry on the business of a retail pharmacy, expires on 31 December 2025. If the required annual retention application is not received and payment is not made by this date, a Statutory Notice will be issued in January which could result in removal of the premises from the register. The cost to re-join the premises register in these circumstances, in addition to the retention fee, is £317. Payment should not be made until the retention form has been submitted. If payment is received without the application, the payment will be returned.

To complete your premises retention, please follow the instructions below:

Visit https://portal.psni.org.uk/Account/Login and enter your premises login details, i.e.:

Premises Email Address

Premises Account Password

Please note that we do not have access to the password. If you cannot remember the password for the premises online account, please use the forgotten password link on the login screen.

Should a premises require a hard copy retention application, please contact registration@psni.org.uk

The Department of Health [NI] has the authority to set the fees for pharmacy premises in Northern Ireland. These remain unchanged for 2026 at:

Initial Registration     £113

Annual Retention      £155

Payment can be made, after completing the online retention form via the online portal, using debit or credit card*. If you wish to make payment by BACS, please contact registration@psni.org.uk and you will be provided with the account details and the unique reference number which you should use (this allows us to assign the payment swiftly and to the correct premises record.  

*We would ask that payment via credit card is only used if you have no other payment options, as the processing of credit card payments is costly.

Premises Certificate

A new premises certificate will be issued, by email only, to the premises registered email address, upon completion of the online retention form and payment. Certificates can be retained on the registered pharmacy premises and may be displayed.

Responsible Pharmacist Notices

It is the duty of all registered pharmacy premises to display a public notice of the name and Pharmaceutical Society NI registration number of the Responsible Pharmacist on duty. Templates for these notices are available via the registration section of our website. Alternatively, please contact registration@psni.org.uk and we can email you the templates, which can be easily edited to add pharmacists details.

We would remind all registered premises that they should only use RP Notices with either their own corporate branding or the Pharmaceutical Society NI RP Notices. Premises should not, under any circumstances, use an RP Notice with branding of any other regulator.

Changes to the Premises Register

To make changes to your premises registration, please visit the online portal and complete the appropriate application. To change the email address associated with your pharmacy premises please email registration@psni.org.uk noting your pharmacy trading name, premises registration number and the email address that you wish to use.

New Premises Standards

The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society NI approved new Premises Standards at its meeting on 05 June 2018, which are awaiting Departmental consent to come into operation. As part of our Standards and Guidance Review Programme of work, the Society is reviewing these Standards to ensure they remain relevant for all registered premises. A notification regarding the Standards will be sent to all registered premises ahead of their implementation.

Registered Area

It is important that you provide appropriate records of the footprint of your registered pharmacy premises. If you have changed or plan to change the footprint, you should inform us as early as possible to maintain valid registration.

Foundation Year Training

Employers are reminded of their obligations in relation to the relevant requirements and standards for the provision of foundation year training.

Queries

If you have any queries or require any assistance with the annual retention process, please do not hesitate to contact our registration department.