PHARMACY

Summary
As there
are no education, examination, experience or continuing education requirements
to obtain a pharmacy license, the only areas for comparison are fees and
reciprocity. Hawai‘i ranks close to the median in both areas. For this comparison, reciprocity
included the requirements for non resident pharmacies.
Requirement
|
Hawai‘i
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Category Rank
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National Median
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OVERALL
RANK (quintile)
|
2
|
|
|
Education
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
|
Examination
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
|
Experience
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
|
Fees
|
$405
|
3
|
$375
|
Continuing
Education
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
|
Reciprocity
or Endorsement
|
Requires
non resident pharmacy license and imposes a $60 controlled substance fee and
$60 (annualized) renewal fee.
|
3
|
Nearly
all states require non resident pharmacy licenses and about half charge
additional fees.
|
Note on
Pharmacy ranking:
1 = most difficult, most requirements, highest fees.
5 = least difficult, fewest requirements, lowest fees.
Education: Not applicable to pharmacy
licenses.
Examination: Not applicable.
Experience: Not
applicable.
Fees: Rank is based on the cost of an initial license and an
annualized renewal fee. This reflects the cost of obtaining and renewing a
license.
Continuing education: Not applicable.
Reciprocity: For the
pharmacy license, this category included non resident pharmacy license
requirements. All but two states have non resident pharmacy licenses, and half
the states impose additional fees.
Sources: In addition state websites, we
referred to the 2005 Survey of Pharmacy Law, National Association of
Boards of Pharmacy.