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State board outlines continuing-education requirements for Texas pharmacists
Summary
Board staff summarized initial and general continuing-education requirements for Texas pharmacists, including a mandatory HHSC-approved human-trafficking prevention course and required credits for controlled-substances monitoring and Texas pharmacy law.
A staff member for the Texas State Board of Pharmacy summarized continuing-education requirements for pharmacists, explaining differences between initial and general renewal periods and the accreditation rules that determine which courses count toward the 30-hour requirement.
Under the board’s rules, a pharmacist’s initial renewal period begins after the first 30 days of licensure and lasts 18 to 30 months so the license expiration date aligns with the pharmacist’s birth month. During that initial renewal period, pharmacists must complete two hours of continuing education related to prescribing and…
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