Connecticut General Statutes 20-591 – Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools. Regulations
(a) An individual who has graduated from a foreign school of pharmacy not approved by the commission may apply for a license to practice pharmacy under this section.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-591
- Commission: means the Commission of Pharmacy appointed under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Pharmacist: means an individual who is licensed to practice pharmacy under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Pharmacy: means a place of business where drugs and devices may be sold at retail and for which a pharmacy license has been issued to an applicant under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- to practice pharmacy: means the sum total of knowledge, understanding, judgments, procedures, securities, controls and ethics used by a pharmacist to assure optimal safety and accuracy in the distributing, dispensing and use of drugs and devices. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
(b) The individual shall comply with the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2), (4) and (5) of subsection (a) of § 20-590 and with regulations adopted as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice and assistance of the commission, adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 concerning licensure as a pharmacist of an individual who has graduated from and received an entry-level professional pharmacy degree from a foreign school of pharmacy. The regulations shall include a requirement that such a graduate pass a proficiency test for written and spoken English, a foreign pharmacy graduate equivalency examination and the examination described in subsection (b) of § 20-590.