Getting Your Pharmacist License

Requirements
New Pharmacists will require final transcripts from an approved college of pharmacy, showing the date of graduation.

Fees
New pharmacist application fees are $50 if applying by score transfer or full exam and $300 if applying by reciprocity.
New pharmacist license fees are $180 every two years.
(* fees are prorated upon initial licensure)

For more information on becoming a licensed pharmacist, please see the following:
Arizona Pharmacist NAPLEX Exam & Score Transfer Instructions
Arizona Pharmacist Reciprocity Instructions
Apply for a pharmacist license online

Getting Your Pharmacy Intern License

Requirements
New Student Pharmacy Interns will require current transcripts or a letter from the registrar or dean certifying their enrollment and attendance at an approved college of pharmacy.

New Graduate Pharmacy Interns will require final transcripts from an approved college of pharmacy, showing the date of graduation.

New Foreign Pharmacy Interns are required to provide our office with a notarized copy of your FPGEC certificate. This document will be returned to you; therefore copies will not be accepted.

Fees
New intern application fees are $60 for one five-year license.
Intern licenses cannot be renewed or extended beyond the initial five-year license period.

For more information on becoming a licensed pharmacy intern, please see the following:
Pharmacy Intern Application Instructions
Apply for a pharmacy intern license online

Getting Your Pharmacy Technician License

Requirements
New Pharmacy Technician Trainees will require proof of age, U.S. residency
(IF YOU ARE NOT A U.S. CITIZEN you MUST be able to provide proof that you are eligible to work in the United States), and High School graduation or equivalency.

New Pharmacy Technicians will require proof of PTCB Certification, containing your 15-digit PTCB number.

Fees
New technician trainee license fees are $46 for one two-year license (includes license + wall certificate).
Technician trainee licenses may be renewed for one additional, two-year license period for an additional $36 (wall certificate is not re-issued).

New technician license fees are $72 every two years.
(* fees are prorated upon initial licensure)

For more information on becoming a licensed pharmacy technician or technician trainee,
please see the following:
Pharmacy Technician Application Process
Apply for a pharmacy technician license online

Getting Your Immunization Registration

Requirements
New immunization applicants will require a current, unrestricted Arizona pharmacist license, proof of completion of a training program specified in A.A.C. R4-23-411(C), and a current certificate in basic cardiopulmonary resusitation.

Download the Immunization Registration form here:
Pharmacist Immunization Application

Getting Your Pharmacy Intern Preceptor Registration

Requirements
New pharmacy intern preceptor applicants will require a current, unrestricted Arizona pharmacist license, a period of licensure at least one year or greater, and no disciplinary action(s) against said license.

Download the Pharmacy Intern Preceptor Registration form here:
Pharmacy Intern Preceptor Application

Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program

The Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program (CSPMP) is a program developed to promote the public health and welfare by detecting diversion, abuse, and misuse of prescription medications classified as controlled substances under the Arizona Uniform Controlled Substances Act. To learn more about Arizona's Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program, click here.

For more information, including relevant applications, guidelines, and other forms, please see the following:
CSPMP Information

Please direct all CSPMP questions to the Program Director, Dean Wright:

Contact Information
Dean Wright, Prescription Monitoring Program Director
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy
1700 W. Washington Street, Suite 250
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-2835
Phone: (602) 771-2744
Fax: (602) 771-2748
E-mail: dwright@azpharmacy.gov