(1) An applicant seeking licensure as a pharmacist under Subsection 58-17b-303(1), shall pass the following examinations within five years of graduation from a pharmacy program described in Subsection 58-17b-303(1)(e):
- (a) the NAPLEX with a passing score established by NABP; and
- (b) the Utah MPJE with a passing score established by NABP.
- (2) An applicant seeking licensure as a pharmacist by endorsement under Subsection 58-17b-303(3), shall pass the Utah MPJE, with a passing score established by NABP.
(3) An applicant under Subsection 58-17b-303(1) or Subsection 58-17b-303(3) who has failed a required examination three times and wishes to retake the exam shall:
- (a) meet with the Board to request authorization to test up to two additional attempts; and
- (b) complete any additional training the Board may require before any approved additional attempts.
- (4) An applicant under Subsection 58-17b-303(1) or Subsection 58-17b-303(3) who has failed a required examination five times and who wishes to retake the exam shall complete another education program in accordance with Subsection 58-17b-303(1)(e) before an additional authorization to test.
- (5) An applicant shall pass any required examination within five years of graduation from an education program in accordance with Subsection 58-17b-303(1)(e).
(6)(a) Under Subsection 58-17b-305(1)(f), an applicant for licensure as a pharmacy technician shall pass the PTCB or ExCPT with a passing score established by the certifying body.
- (b) A PTCB or ExCPT certificate shall show a valid date and that the certification is active.
- (7) In addition to any applicable examination requirements of Subsection 58-17b-303(1)(g) or Subsection 58-17b-303(3)(i), a graduate of a foreign pharmacy school seeking licensure under Subsection 58-17b-303(2) shall obtain a passing score on the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) examination.
KEY: pharmacists, licensing, pharmacies
Date of Last Change: August 8, 2025
Notice of Continuation: August 5, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63G-3-201; 58-17b-101; 58-17b-601(1); 58-37-1; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)