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2017 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 318 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
Section 318:18 - Pharmacists.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 318:18 (2017)
318:18 Pharmacists. –
I. (a) An applicant for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall have graduated with the basic, professional pharmacy baccalaureate degree or pharmacy doctor degree from a school of pharmacy, college of pharmacy, or pharmacy department of a university approved by the board including programs accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs or, if a graduate of a foreign school or college of pharmacy other than Canadian, the applicant shall be fully certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) which shall include passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with scores approved by the board of pharmacy as set forth in the rules.
(b) In addition to the above, all applicants for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall:
(1) Not be less than 18 years of age;
(2) Be of good professional character and temperate habits; and
(3) File proof satisfactory to the board, substantiated by proper affidavits, of a minimum of one year (1,500 hours) internship activity in a community or institutional pharmacy in the United States or Canada or an equivalent program which has been approved by the board of pharmacy; and shall pass the national examination administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to establish his or her fitness to practice the profession of pharmacy. The internship required in this section shall be service and experience in a community or institutional pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and shall be predominantly related to the selling of drugs and medical supplies; interpreting, compounding, preparing and dispensing of prescriptions; preparing of pharmaceutical products; keeping records and making reports required under federal and state statutes; and otherwise practicing pharmacy under the immediate supervision and direction of a licensed pharmacist.
II. The board may deny licensure as a pharmacist for grounds which include, but which shall not be limited to, prior conviction of a felony; or of a misdemeanor resulting from a violation of a federal, state or local drug or pharmacy-related law, rule, or regulation.
I. (a) An applicant for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall have graduated with the basic, professional pharmacy baccalaureate degree or pharmacy doctor degree from a school of pharmacy, college of pharmacy, or pharmacy department of a university approved by the board including programs accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs or, if a graduate of a foreign school or college of pharmacy other than Canadian, the applicant shall be fully certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) which shall include passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with scores approved by the board of pharmacy as set forth in the rules.
(b) In addition to the above, all applicants for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall:
(1) Not be less than 18 years of age;
(2) Be of good professional character and temperate habits; and
(3) File proof satisfactory to the board, substantiated by proper affidavits, of a minimum of one year (1,500 hours) internship activity in a community or institutional pharmacy in the United States or Canada or an equivalent program which has been approved by the board of pharmacy; and shall pass the national examination administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to establish his or her fitness to practice the profession of pharmacy. The internship required in this section shall be service and experience in a community or institutional pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and shall be predominantly related to the selling of drugs and medical supplies; interpreting, compounding, preparing and dispensing of prescriptions; preparing of pharmaceutical products; keeping records and making reports required under federal and state statutes; and otherwise practicing pharmacy under the immediate supervision and direction of a licensed pharmacist.
II. The board may deny licensure as a pharmacist for grounds which include, but which shall not be limited to, prior conviction of a felony; or of a misdemeanor resulting from a violation of a federal, state or local drug or pharmacy-related law, rule, or regulation.
Source. 1921, 122:11. 1925, 84:2. PL 210:18. RL 256:18. 1949, 280:3. RSA 318:18. 1969, 276:1. 1973, 72:68. 1979, 155:16. 1981, 484:7, 20. 1985, 324:5. 1988, 106:2. 1997, 149:4. 2001, 282:4. 2010, 259:3, eff. July 6, 2010.
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