The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) is offering attendees the opportunity to earn up to nine contact hours (0.9 CEUs) of Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit at its 109^th Annual Meeting.

Set in St Louis, MO, the geographic hub of the United States, this year’s National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^®(NABP^®) 109th Annual Meeting, “Gateway to Shared Responsibility and Success,” will provide attendees an opportunity to explore the “Gateway to the West.”

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that CPE Monitor™ integration among continuing pharmacy education (CPE) providers is well underway with over 550,000 CPE activity records now stored in the CPE Monitor system. CPE Monitor...

Two online Webinars focusing on acetaminophen safety will be available to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in July. Participants will explore factors that commonly contribute to acetaminophen overdosages, review recent regulatory action to support the safe use of acetaminophen, and discuss...

Electronic transmission of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) data is now live through the CPE Monitor™ service, NABP announced in a recent news release. Nearly 50 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited CPE providers have already transitioned their systems to transmit...

Beginning March 1, 2012, the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy ceased approving requests for continuing education (CE) courses that are not accredited by Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP). The reasons for...

Many Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) providers are beginning to transition their systems to include CPE Monitor™. In doing so, these providers are requiring licensees to provide their NABP e-Profile ID, assigned when an NABP...

Originally published in the January 2012 NABP Newsletter The CPE Monitor™ provider pilot is nearing completion with great success. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has worked with NABP and 42 ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) providers to test...

Attendees who stopped by the NABP booth at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, shared their enthusiasm for the recently launched NABP CPE Monitor service, a collaborative effort between NABP and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education...

The CPE Monitor service, a continuing pharmacy education (CPE) electronic tracking system has launched. Developed by NABP and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), this new service will provide participating state boards of pharmacy with a streamlined process to...

Show Attendees Have a Chance to Win an Apple iPad The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to showcase the recently launched CPE Monitor program during the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, to be...

Published in the January 2010 Washington State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Beginning in 2009 all new applicants for pharmacy technician certification must meet new credentialing requirements. Applicants must pass a Washington State Board of Pharmacy-approved national standardized certification examination and...

Published in the June 2009 Kentucky Board of Pharmacy Newsletter The June 2002 Board Newsletter stated that the Board will require that every Kentucky-licensed pharmacist shall successfully complete a continuing education program of not less than one contact hour (0.1...

Reprinted from the October 2008 Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Drug companies now spend more money on advertising than on research. As of July 1, 2008, Nevada accepts reciprocation of pharmacists licensed in all states including Florida and California....

Published in the August 2008 Alabama State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Effective August 1, 2007, a topic indicator of “patient safety” was added to the Universal Program Number codes. The list of current and new designator codes are as follows:...

Reprinted from the July 2008 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) continues to make changes to the substantive and procedural aspects of its continuing pharmacy education (CPE) standards. ACPE now requires a CPE...

Published in the May 2008 Alabama State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy currently issues Board CE approval for programs offered in the state. A program is submitted to the director of education and compliance for...

Published in the August 2007 Indiana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Based on new legislation from 2006 and effective as of the most recent continuing education (CE) audit conducted by the Board of Pharmacy in May 2007, any pharmacist that fails...

Reprinted from the July 2007 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Effective January 1, 2008, the Board will have the authority to “require licensees to obtain up to 30 hours of continuing education every two years from Board-approved providers as...

Published in the May 2006 Indiana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter All Indiana pharmacists are required to complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education (CE) per renewal period. CE must have been obtained between the period of January 1, 2004 to...

Reprinted from the April 2006 New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Pharmacists registered in the state of New Jersey who have chosen inactive status may not practice pharmacy. To return to active practice an inactive licensee must apply to the...

Resolution No. 97-3-01 Title: Uniform Definition of “Live” Continuing Education Action: Passed Whereas, a number of state boards of pharmacy require that pharmacists, as a condition of relicensure, participate in “live programs” for continuing education; and Whereas, those definitions of...