OHIO STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY;  77 S. HIGH STREET, ROOM 1702;  COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-6126

Tel: 614/466-4143         Fax: 614/752-4836          Eml: licensing@bop.state.oh.us          Web: www.pharmacy.ohio.gov

 

 

OHIO LICENSURE AS A PHARMACIST BY EXAMINATION

(03/10/2006)

 

 

EVERY APPLICANT FOR PHARMACIST LICENSURE IN OHIO, BY EXAMINATION, SHALL:

 

(1)   Be of good moral character and habits.

(2)   Be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(3)   Have obtained a degree in Pharmacy from a school of pharmacy program approved by the Board in the year that the applicant graduated.

(4)   Have satisfactorily completed at least 1,500 hours of approved internship following licensure as an intern in Ohio or any other state where the credentials are at least the equivalent of those required by the Ohio Board at the time the experience was obtained.

(a)     If the internship is obtained in another state, the applicant must comply with the laws and rules of that state regarding pharmacy internship.  The applicant must have the state Board of Pharmacy of the state where the 1500 hours of internship was completed to submit official verification of the internship directly to the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.

(b)    If the internship is obtained in Ohio, the applicant must be licensed as an Ohio intern and he/she must meet all other requirements of pharmacy internship as outlined in Chapter 4729-3 of the Ohio Administrative Code.

 (5)   Successfully pass the Licensure Examinations required by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.

 

NOTE:  Graduates of foreign schools of pharmacy seeking the requirements that apply to their situation can go to the Board's Web site [www.pharmacy.ohio.gov] and click on "Registration & Licensing" or can contact the Ohio Board office.

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The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Licensure Examinations

 

(A)   The licensure exams are computerized and  consist of the "NAPLEX" (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination) and the "MPJE" (Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination).

 

(B)   The "NAPLEX/MPJE Registration Bulletin" is provided by the National Association of Boards of Phar­macy (NABP) and is only available on their Web site at www.nabp.net (once there, click on Examinations on the left of the screen, then click NAPLEX/MPJE on the drop-down menu).  NABP also offers a "Pre-NAPLEX Practice Examina­tion" and a "Pre-FPGEE Practice Examination" (click on the appropriate icon at the top of the screen).  The Drug Laws of Ohio may be purchased directly from the publisher, West, at 1-800-328-9352.

 

(C)   The minimum passing score for the NAPLEX is seventy-five (75).   The minimum passing score for the MPJE is seventy-five (75).  Any candidate failing to obtain a score of seventy-five (75) on either examination will be required to repeat the examination.

 

(D)   The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy participates in NABP's Score Transfer program for NAPLEX scores.  MPJE scores are NOT transferable (refer to the "NAPLEX/MPJE Registration Bulletin" on the NABP Web site). 

 

Applying For The Licensure Examinations

 

(A)   Application forms for licensure by examination for Ohio are furnished on request by the Ohio Board office, are available on the Board’s Web site, or may be obtained at each of the Ohio colleges of pharmacy offices.

 

(1)  "Application For Examination As A Pharmacist".  This form (also available on the Board's Web site) must be completed each time an individual desires to take an examination(s) and sent to the Board office with a check or money order for $110.00 made out to the "Treasurer, State of Ohio".

Required information/documents to be on file with the first such application forwarded to the Board:

(a)   Applicant’s social security number.

(b)   A recent (taken within the previous six months), unmounted head and shoulders photo­graph of the applicant must be enclosed with the application.

 

(2)   Candidates must apply online with NABP at www.nabp.net and pay the required fees ($465.00 for NAPLEX and $185.00 for MPJE).  For additional important exam information please print and review the NAPLEX and MPJE Registration Bulletin located on NABP’s Web site.

 

(B)   Once the Board office determines that a candidate is qualified to sit for the Licensure Examination in Ohio and certifies that candidate to NABP, the candidate will be sent an “Authorization to Test” (ATT) from the testing center.

 

(C)   The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy will mail the results to the candidate only after receiving BOTH the NAPLEX and MPJE scores from NABP.

NOTE:  Examination scores will NOT be mailed separately or be given over the telephone.

 

(D)   If an applicant fails the licensure examination, he/she receives notice to that effect.  Those taking one or both of the examinations again MUST file the application forms and pay the required fees AGAIN.  Affidavits for internship experience and the Certificate of Pharmacy Education need not be submitted for subsequent exam(s).

 

(E)   Candidates who fail must wait a minimum of ninety-one days to retake the NAPLEX and a minimum of thirty days to retake the MPJE.  This waiting period begins from the date the exam is taken, not the date scores are mailed by the Board or received by the candidate.

 

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ALL APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE TO PRACTICE PHARMACY IN OHIO MUST BE MADE UNDER OATH BEFORE A QUALIFIED OFFICER.  It is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree for any person to make a false statement under oath for the purpose of securing licensure for him/herself or for another person.  Certificates of Licensure obtained by fraud or upon false representation may be revoked by the Board.