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Getting Your License
Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE)
General Pharmacist Licensure Requirements
TPA Membership
Patient Counseling Competition
TFP Scholarships Available
Getting Your License
North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX)
The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) is required in all US jurisdictions. NAPLEX, which is developed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), is a computer-adaptive test that assesses the candidate's ability to apply knowledge gained in pharmacy school to practice situations.
The NAPLEX is a four-hour and fifteen-minute examination that consists of 185 five-option, multiple-choice test questions. A majority of the questions on the NAPLEX are asked in a case-based format (ie, patient profiles with accompanying test questions). To properly analyze and answer the questions presented, you must refer to the information provided in the patient profile. Interspersed among these profile-based questions are "stand-alone questions," whose answers are drawn solely from the information provided in the question.
The NAPLEX is administered daily at authorized PrometricTM Testing Centers throughout the United States. Information bulletins and application forms for the NAPLEX are available from the state boards of pharmacy. Effective January 1, 2006, the fee for the NAPLEX is $465 and the fee for the MPJE is $185.
Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE)
Most states require a drug law examination as a condition of licensure. The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) is currently administered in 45 US jurisdictions and is based on a nationally uniform content blueprint, with questions that are tailored to assess the pharmacy jurisprudence requirements of individual states.
In cooperation with participating state boards of pharmacy, the MPJE is uniformly developed, administered, and scored under policies and procedures developed by NABP's Advisory Committee on Examinations and approved by NABP's Executive Committee. The content of the MPJE is approved by boards of pharmacy, practitioners, and educators from around the country through their service as MPJE Review Committee members, item writers, and board of pharmacy representatives.
All candidates are tested on their mastery of pharmacy law as outlined in the MPJE Competency Statements. Each participating state board of pharmacy approves those questions that are specific to the federal and state laws of the jurisdictions in which candidates are seeking licensure. Candidates must take a separate exam for each state or jurisdiction in which they are seeking licensure.
The MPJE is a two-hour, computer-adaptive examination that consists of 90 five-option, multiple-choice test questions. It is also administered daily at authorized PrometricTM Testing Centers. MPJE total fee is $185.
For more information about the test visit National Associtation of Boards of Pharmacy or visit www.a2zcolleges.com/exams/naplex.htm for a test breakdown.
Internships
This internship experience must be gained in a pharmacy licensed with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and under the continuous and direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist who is registered as a preceptor with the Board. The intern may work a maximum of 50 hours per week. None of the internship hours worked outside a college of pharmacy internship program will be substituted for any of the hours required in the Texas college of pharmacy internship program.
General Pharmacist Licensure Requirements
Educational Eligibility Requirements
To be licensed, a pharmacist must have graduated from a school of pharmacy approved by the state board of pharmacy or accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE). Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools may meet the educational eligibility requirements for licensure by:
- Graduating from a US school or college of pharmacy;
- Earning Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC)? Certification; and/or
- Following other procedures approved by the state in which licensure is sought.
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Executive Committee
Chair
Whitney Brace (UT)
Chair - Elect
TBD
Vice Chair
TBD
Directors
Roxana Afshar (UIW)
Timothy Anderson (TTU)
Adam Cooper (TTU)
Mark Hryhorchuk (UT)
Davendar Kanwar (A&M)
Russol Karralli (UH)
Michelle Ross (TSU)
Gilbert Sarmiento (UIW)
Kevin Shimek (A&M)
Rakiya Wada (TSU)
Jonathan Wagner (A&M)
James Werline (UIW)
Erika Zezulka (UH)
Useful Resources & Colleges of Pharmacy
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