| Licensing for pharmacists is regulated by the National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
http://www.nabp.net/. This body was established in 1904 to assist state
licensing boards in developing, implementing, and enforcing uniform
standards to protect the Public Health. Pharmacy boards from fifty states,
the District of Columbia, three U.S. territories, nine Canadian provinces,
and four Australian states make up the association membership. Other
important information can be found at the web site of NABP. We include the
following with the appropriate links.
PPAD™: The Pharmacist
and Pharmacy Achievement and Discipline is a database containing information
about pharmacists, interns, technicians, pharmacies, and other entities
licensed by State Boards of Pharmacy.
VIPPS: The Verified
Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites; developed in response to public concern of
the safety of pharmacy practices on the Internet, this program began in the
spring of 1999. A coalition of state and federal regulatory associations,
professional associations, and consumer advocacy groups provided their
expertise in developing the criteria which VIPPS certified Pharmacies
follow.
NAPLEX® North
American Pharmacist Licensure Examination ™ is utilized by the boards of
pharmacy as part of their assessment of competence to practice pharmacy.
All state boards within the United States, except California,
require candidates to pass the NAPLEX examination, as
well as to meet all other eligibility requirements as determined by the
state. Applications to sit for the NAPLEX and
information on the specific requirements for licensure may be obtained
directly from the board of pharmacy in the state where you
are seeking licensure.
Also available from NABP is
the NAPLEX Candidate's Review Guide. This
guide is designed to help you gain confidence as your time for testing
approaches by providing you with useful information about the NAPLEX and
allowing you to work through the sample questions and testing tutorials
The NAPLEX Candidate's Review Guide, is
available through NBBP by
clicking
here.
ELTP:
Electronic Licensure Transfer ProgramWith the
exception of California and Florida, this system enables pharmacists to
transfer their existing pharmaceutic license from one state or jurisdiction
to another through the uniform licensure requirements recognized by all
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The system serves
as a clearinghouse that screens the candidate's license for disciplinary
actions and verifies background information. The Licensure Transfer
preliminary application and information about licensure transfer fees may be
found at
License Transfer Application.
For foreign educated pharmacists, additional requirements are necessary.
We refer you to our section on
immigration, which contains links to all you need to know..
State Boards:
Alabama: Alabama State Board of
Pharmacy, 1 Perimeter Park South, Suite 425 South, Birmingham, AL
35243 Phone: 205/967-0130
Alaska:
Alaska Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806,
Phone: 907/465-2589
Arizona: Arizona State
Board of Pharmacy, 5060 N. 19th Avenue, Suite 101, Phoenix, AZ
85015, Phone: 602/255-5125
Arkansas: Arkansas State
Board of Pharmacy, 101 E. Capitol, Suite 218, Little Rock, AR
72201, Phone: 501/682-0190, e-mail:
sheila.castin@mail.state.ar.us.
California:
California State Board of Pharmacy, 400 R Street, Suite 4070, Sacramento, CA
95814, Phone: 916/445-5014.
Colorado: Colorado
State Board of Pharmacy, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1310, Denver, CO 80202,
Phone: 303/894-7750, e-mail:
kent.mount@dora.state.co.us.
Connecticut:
Connecticut Commission of Pharmacy, State Office Building, 165 Capitol
Avenue, Room 147, Hartford, CT 06106, Phone: 860/713-6070, Fax:
860/713-7242, e-mail:
michelle.sylvestre@po.state.ct.us.
Delaware: Delaware State Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 637,
Dover, DE 19901, Phone: 302/739-4798.
District of
Columbia: District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy, 825 N.
Capitol Street, N.E., Room 2224, Washington, DC 20002, Phone:
202/442-9200, Fax: 202/442-9431.
Florida:
Florida Board of Pharmacy, 2020 Capitol Circle S.E., Bin #CO4,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3254, Phone: 850/414-2969.
Georgia:
Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA
31217-3858, Phone: 912/207-1686.
Guam:
Guam Board of Examiners for Pharmacy, P.O. Box 2816, Hagatna, GU
96932, Phone: 671/475-0251.
Hawaii: Hawaii State Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI
96801, 808/586-2698.
Idaho: Idaho Board of
Pharmacy, 280 N. 8th Street, Suite 204, Boise, ID 83720-0067, Phone:
208/334-2356.
Illinois: Illinois Department
of Professional Regulation, 320 W. Washington Street, Third Floor,
Springfield, IL 62786. Phone: 217/785-8159.
Indiana: Indiana Board of
Pharmacy, 402 W. Washington Street, Room 041, Indianapolis, IN
46204-2739, Phone: 317/232-1140, e-mail:
kburch@hbp.state.in.us.
Iowa: Board of Pharmacy Examiners, 400 S.W. Eighth Street,
Ste. E, Des Moines, IA 50309-4688, Phone: 515/281-5944.
Kansas: Kansas State
Board of Pharmacy, Landon State Office Building, 900 Jackson, Room 513,
Topeka, KS 66612, Phone: 785/296-4056.
Kentucky: Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, 1024 Capital Center
Drive, Suite 210, Frankfort, KY 40601-8204, Phone: 502/573-1580.
Louisiana: Louisiana Board of
Pharmacy, 5615 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 8E, Baton Rouge, LA 70808-2537.
Phone: 225/925-6496.
Maine: Maine
Board of Pharmacy, 35 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333,
Phone: 207/624-8603, Hearing Impaired: 207/624-8563
Fax:: 207/624-8637, email:
jeri.l.betts@state.me.us.
Maryland:
Maryland Board of Pharmacy, 4201 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, MD
21215-2299, Phone: 410/764-4755.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 239 Causeway Street,
Boston, MA 02113, Phone: 617/727-9953.
e-mail:
charles.r.young@state.ma.us.
Michigan:
Michigan Board of Pharmacy, 611 W. Ottawa, First Floor, P.O. Box
30670, Lansing, MI 48909-8170, Phone: 517/373-9102.
Minnesota: Minnesota
Board of Pharmacy, 2829 University Avenue S.E., Suite 530,
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3251. Phone:
612/617-2201, e-mail:
pharmacy.board@state.mn.us.
Mississippi: Mississippi State
Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 24507, Jackson, MS 39225-4507, Phone:
601/354-6750.
Missouri:
Missouri Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 625, Jefferson City, MO 65102,
Phone: 573/751-0091, e-mail:
kkinkade@mail.state.mo.us.
Montana: Montana Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 200513, 111 N.
Jackson, Helena, MT 59620-0513, Phone: 406/444-3737, Fax:
406/444-1667.
Nebraska: Nebraska Board of
Examiners in Pharmacy, P.O. Box 94986, Lincoln, NE 68509, Phone:
402/471-2115.
Nevada: Nevada State
Board of Pharmacy, 555 Double Eagle Court, Ste. 1100, Reno, NV
89511-8991, Phone: 775/850-1440.
New Hampshire: New
Hampshire Board of Pharmacy, 57 Regional Drive, Concord, NH
03301-8518, Phone: 603/271-2350, e-mail:
nhpharmacy@nhsa.state.nh.us.
New Jersey:
New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 45013, Newark, NJ
07101, Phone: 973/504-6450.
New Mexico: New Mexico
Board of Pharmacy, 1650 University Boulevard N.E., Suite 400B,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, Phone: 505/841-9102, e-mail:
nmbop@nm-us.campuscwix.net..
New York: New York
Board of Pharmacy, Cultural Education Center, Room 3035, Albany, NY
12230, Phone: 518/474-3848, e-mail:
pharmbd@mail.nysed.gov..
North Carolina: North Carolina
Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 459, Carrboro, NC 27510-0459, Phone:
919/942-4454.
North
Dakota: North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 1354,
Bismarck, ND 58502-1354, Phone: 701/328-9535.
Ohio: Ohio State Board
of Pharmacy, 77 S. High Street, 17th Floor, Columbus, OH 43266,
Phone: 614/466-4143, e-mail:
exec@bop.state.oh.us..
Oklahoma: Oklahoma State
Board of Pharmacy, 4545 Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 112, Oklahoma
City, OK 73105-3488, Phone: 405/521-3815, e-mail:
pharmacy@oklaosf.state.ok.us..
Oregon: Oregon State
Board of Pharmacy, 800 N.E. Oregon Street, #9, State Office
Building, Room 425, Portland, OR 97232, Phone: 503/731-4032, e-mail:
pharmacy.board@state.or.us..
Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy, 124 Pine Street, P.O. Box
2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649, Phone:
717/783-7156.
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Board of Pharmacy, Call Box 10,200,
Santurce, PR 00908, Phone: 787/725-8161.
Rhode
Island: Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy, 3 Capitol Hill, Room
205, Providence, RI 02908, Phone: 401/222-2837.
South Carolina: South
Carolina Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 11927, Columbia, SC
29211-1927, Phone: 803/896-4700.
South Dakota:
South Dakota State Board of Pharmacy, 4305 S. Louise Avenue, Suite
104, Sioux Falls, SD 57106, Phone: 605/362-2737.
Tennessee:
Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, Second Floor, Davy Crockett Tower, 500
James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, Phone: 615/741-2718.
Texas: Texas State Board of
Pharmacy, 333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 600, Box 21, Austin, TX
78701-3942, Phone: 512/305-8000,
e-mail: kay.wilson@tsbp.state.tx.us..
Utah: Utah
Board of Pharmacy, 160 E. 300 South, P.O. Box 146741, Salt Lake
City, UT 84114-6741, Phone: 801/530-6767.
Vermont:
Vermont Board of Pharmacy, 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT
05609-1106, Phone: 802/828-2875, e-mail:
cpreston@sec.state.vt.us.
Virgin
Islands: Virgin Islands Board of Pharmacy, Jose F. Poblette,
Commissioner of Health, Roy L. Schneider Hospital, 48 Sugar Estate,
St. Thomas, VI 00802, Phone: 340/774-0117.
Virginia:
Virginia Board of Pharmacy, 6606 W. Broad Street, Suite 400,
Richmond, VA 23230-1717, Phone: 804/662-9911.
Washington: Washington State Board of Pharmacy, P.O. Box
47863, Olympia, WA 98504-7863, Phone: 360/753-6834, e-mail:
dhw0303@hub.doh.wa.gov.
West Virginia: West Virginia Board of Pharmacy, 232 Capitol
Street, Charleston, WV 25301, Phone: 304/558-0558.
Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board, 1400 E. Washington, P.O. Box
8935, Madison, WI 53708, Phone: 608/266-2812,
e-mail: dorl@mail.state.wi.us.
Wyoming:
Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy, 1720 S. Poplar Street,
Suite 4, Casper, WY 82601, Phone: 307/234-0294, e-mail:
pharmbd@trib.com.
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