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Requirements for Continuing Education for Pharmacists

The requirements are:

  • Thirty (30) hours of continuing education every biennium.
  • Twelve (12) of these hours must be live contact hours related to patient care or drug therapy.

What are the biennial periods?

January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013
Etc.

Deciphering the last three digits of ACPE numbers:

L = Live program
H = Home study or other mediated program
C = Both live and home study
Topic Designators:
01 = Disease State Management / Drug therapy
02 = AIDS related therapy
03 = Law topics (related to pharmacy practice)
04 = General pharmacy
05 = Patient safety

Target Audience Designator:

If a CPE activity’s target audience is exclusively for pharmacists, the designation “P” will be used.
If a CPE activity’s target audience is exclusively for pharmacy technicians, the designation “T” will be used.

For more information on continuing education, see regulation 02-06-0003 or contact Clyde Frazier at
(501) 371-5082 or: Clyde.Frazier@arkansas.gov

Requirements for a New Pharmacist License by Examination

  1. Satisfactory proof of graduation from a college or school of pharmacy approved by the Board.
  2. A completed application for licensure and payment of the appropriate fees.
  3. Beginning March 1, 2004, successful completion of a criminal background check.
  4. Successful completion of the NAPLEX exam
  5. Successful completion of the Arkansas Jurisprudence Exam
  6. Successful completion of 2,000 hours of approved intern hours of experience.
    See regulations 02-01-0001, 02-01-0004 and 02-02-0001

Requirements for a Pharmacist License by Reciprocity

  1. A completed application for licensure and payment of the appropriate fees. Please be sure to attach a copy of your birth certificate and proof of continuing education hours from the previous year.
  2. Successful completion of the NABP Preliminary Application for License Transfer;
  3. Beginning March 1, 2004, successful completion of a criminal background check (if practicing in Arkansas.)
  4. Successful completion of the Arkansas Jurisprudence Exam
  5. Appearance before the Arkansas Board of Pharmacy.
    See regulations 02-03-0001

Requirements for a Pharmacy Technician Registration

  1. The applicant must be a high school graduate or have a G.E.D.;
  2. The applicant must be of good moral character;
  3. Beginning March 1, 2004, the applicant must complete a criminal background check;
  4. The applicant must apply for registration on a form provided by the board and pay the appropriate fees.
    See regulations 03-00-0001 through 03-00-0004

Requirements for a Foreign Pharmacist to be Licensed in Arkansas

  1. Satisfactory proof of graduation from a foreign college of pharmacy and completion of the NABP transcript verification process;
  2. A completed application for licensure and payment of the appropriate fees.
  3. Successful completion of a criminal background check;
  4. Successful completion of the foreign pharmacy equivalency exam (FPGEE);
  5. Successful completion of TOEFL within two years of the completion of the FPGEE;
  6. Successful completion of the Arkansas Jurisprudence Exam;
  7. Successful completion of 2,000 hours of approved intern hours of experience.
    See regulation 02-02-0001

Requirements for a Preceptor’s Certification

The pharmacist applicant must:

  1. Be an Arkansas pharmacist, licensed for more than two years, and actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy for the two years immediately preceding the application for certification.
  2. Be a full-time pharmacist in a pharmacy which currently holds a Class A rating
  3. Successful completion of the preceptor test.
  4. Have a pharmacy library;
  5. Not have been convicted of any violation of Arkansas Code §17-92-311 (unless an exemption has been granted by the Board);
  6. Attend at least one professional meeting a year;
  7. Agree to personally supervise assigned interns;
  8. Be a member of a state organization. At least one preceptor or alternate at a site must be a member of a national organization.

See regulation 02-01-0005

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