Future changes to the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Certification Program will elevate PTCB’s standards for national certification and recertification, thus advancing pharmacy technician qualifications.

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...

APhA Drawing Winners to Receive their Prizes The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) extends its thanks to the 1,750 attendees who came by its booth at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, March 9-12, 2012,...

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 April 2011 Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter The Board is planning to convene a Technician Rules Committee for the purpose of reviewing the current technician regulations and rules for both hospitals and community pharmacies. It...

The Georgia State Board of Pharmacy has adopted a rule (480-15-02) requiring pharmacy technicians to register with the Board of Pharmacy, in accordance with Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 26-4-28). Pharmacy technicians in Georgia are now required to apply for registration...

Published in the September 2009 Vermont Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Since 2003, Vermont law has required that all pharmacy technicians in Vermont be registered with the Board of Pharmacy. By definition, “a ‘pharmacy technician’ is an individual who performs tasks...

Reprinted from the October 2008 Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Recent articles in the newspapers regarding prescription drug abuse have highlighted the ever increasing number of complaints received by Board staff involving the diversion of controlled substances by pharmacy...

Published in the September 2008 Vermont Board of Pharmacy Newsletter All persons performing duties that would constitute practice as a pharmacy technician must be registered (Title 26 VSA §§2042a and 2042b). If a technician allows his or her registration to...

Resolution No.: 104-4-08 Title: Task Force on Standardized Pharmacy Technician Education and Training Action: Passed Whereas, pharmacy technicians have become an integral component of pharmacy practice; and Whereas, state requirements vary regarding the registration, licensure, and certification of pharmacy technicians;...

Reprinted from the April 2007 Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Board of Pharmacy inspectors continue to report finding pharmacy technicians working without a current technician registration. In some cases, individuals have been allowed to work as technicians for months without...

Reprinted from the January 2007 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. By Bill Sybrant We receive numerous questions at the Montana Board of Pharmacy regarding the conspicuous display of license or registration in the place of business. A review of statute...

Reprinted from the October 2006 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. The following is a summary of the new rules that went into effect on July 1, 2006. For a complete listing, visit the Board of Pharmacy Web site www.pharmacy.mt.gov. Registration...