Sec. 11. (a) To be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist, an individual must file such evidence as is required by the board that:

(1) the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-13-11

  • Board: means the Indiana board of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Pharmacist: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Pharmacist intern: means a person who is:

    Indiana Code 25-26-13-2

  • Pharmacy: means any facility, department, or other place where prescriptions are filled or compounded and are sold, dispensed, offered, or displayed for sale and which has as its principal purpose the dispensing of drug and health supplies intended for the general health, welfare, and safety of the public, without placing any other activity on a more important level than the practice of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Record: means all papers, letters, memoranda, notes, prescriptions, drug orders, invoices, statements, patient medication charts or files, computerized records, or other written indicia, documents, or objects which are used in any way in connection with the purchase, sale, or handling of any drug or device. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the individual does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual’s ability to practice competently;

(3) the individual:

(A) has graduated with a professional degree from a school of pharmacy accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education or the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and approved by the board; or

(B) has:

(i) graduated with a professional degree from a school of pharmacy located outside the United States and Canada; and

(ii) met the requirements under subsection (c); and

(4) the individual has satisfactorily completed a pharmacist intern program approved by the board.

     (b) An applicant who has graduated with a professional degree from a school of pharmacy accredited by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and approved by the board must obtain the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certificate administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy before taking the examination required under subsection (d).

     (c) An applicant who has graduated with a professional degree from a school of pharmacy located outside the United States and Canada must do the following:

(1) Provide the board with verification of the applicant’s academic record and graduation.

(2) Obtain the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certificate administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

     (d) After filing an application on a form provided by the board, submitting the information required in subsection (a), and successfully completing the examination administered by the board, the applicant may be licensed as a pharmacist.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.189; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.65; P.L.169-1985, SEC.88; P.L.149-1987, SEC.73; P.L.152-1988, SEC.21; P.L.48-1991, SEC.46; P.L.33-1993, SEC.44; P.L.242-1995, SEC.2; P.L.98-2006, SEC.6; P.L.143-2022, SEC.58.

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