Extended Pharmacist-Intern

You'll find information here for a foreign graduate pharmacist or pharmacist applicant who needs to obtain internship hours to fulfill licensure requirements. This application must be submitted after the applicant has also applied for pharmacist licensure with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.


Application

    Application for Extended Pharmacist-Interns - PDF

    The applicant must submit the above form and mail it to the below address:

    ATTN: Intern Licensing Specialist
    Texas State Board of Pharmacy
    1801 Congress Avenue
    Suite 13.100
    Austin, TX 78701

    Once approved, the intern will receive a letter from TSBP confirming the intern is now registered. This letter is sent to the address provided on the application via US Postal Mail.


Intern Hours
When does an Extended Intern registration expire?

An Extended Pharmacist-Intern registration will expire:

  • On the date printed on the Registration Certificate, or;
  • If the individual does not take the NAPLEX or MPJE within 6 months after graduation or Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission certification;
  • If the individual does not successfully pass the NAPLEX or MPJE within 6 months after graduation Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission certification;
  • If the individual does not complete the approved minimum number of hours (1,740), as required by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

What can I do as an Intern?

A pharmacist-intern may perform the duties of a pharmacist under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist Preceptor as assigned by a Texas College/School of Pharmacy at a site assigned by a Texas/College School of Pharmacy.

If the pharmacist-intern is not under the direct supervision of a pharmacist preceptor, then the intern may perform all duties of a pharmacy technician without needing a separate pharmacy technician registration.

A pharmacist-intern may NOT:

  • Present or identify himself/herself as a pharmacist
  • Sign or initial any document which is required to be signed or initialed by a pharmacist, unless a Preceptor cosigns the document; or
  • Independently supervise pharmacy technicians or pharmacy technician trainees.

For more information, see the Texas Pharmacy Rule §283.5.


I’m an intern…now what?

Pharmacist-interns are required to notify the Board if any of the following changes occur:

  • Change of Name
  • Change of Address

To find out how to notify the Board of these changes, visit this page.