Pharmacy: Requirements and Continuing Education

Non NM resident information for practicing in NM: 

Continuing Education Requirements

You may receive one hour per year of C.E. in the area of pharmacy law by attending one full day of a regularly scheduled Board meeting or serving on a Board approved committee.

Two hours of pharmacy law is required of every Active Licensed Pharmacist each biennial renewal period. If you are a pharmacist that resides and/or practices within New Mexico, you must attend a live law update put on by the NMBOP.  If you are unable to attend a live law update, you may request to take a written law exam. The cost for this written law exam is $100.  To view available dates and times, please go to "Exam and Education Schedule" link.

If you are an out-of-state pharmacist and do not reside or practice within New Mexico, any 2 hours of Continuing Education in the area of law will be accepted as long as it is ACPE approved. Click on the following links for some on-line continuing education resources for pharmacy law courses.

Pharmacists practicing in New Mexico must attend one of the law update programs presented by the Board to fulfill the continuing education requirement for law.  Law programs presented at NMPHA or NMSHP meetings/conventions require registration/fee through those organizations and are ACPE accredited.

Pharmacists with active New Mexico pharmacist licenses who reside outside of New Mexico, and practice solely outside of New Mexico must submit A.C.P.E. approved continuing education credit in pharmacy law for their license renewal. Attending a Board provided law program is not required for out of state pharmacists.

There will be a law review held in Albuquerque at least monthly. The Law Updates in Albuquerque will be held, unless otherwise noted, at:

New Mexico Board of Pharmacy Office
5200 Oakland Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113

Except as noted each of the Albuquerque Area law updates will be held on a Friday. Association sponsored Law Updates times and locations will vary.  Please contact the respective association.  In 2013, the times for the law updates will be from 9:00am to 11:00am.  An update will also be held in the afternoon from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.  To find a listing, please click on the "Exam and Education Schedule" link.

Law updates are also held at different areas around the State. For times and locations, please click on the "Exam and Education Schedule" link.

Call the Board of Pharmacy Office to Reserve a Space

Reserve a space by contacting the Board of Pharmacy office at (505) 222-9830. The Board’s conference room comfortably seats only 50 people. Individuals not signed up will be asked to yield to those who have signed up.