Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy Requirements
Every state board of pharmacy requires certain prerequisites from students hoping to enter a pharmacy program in the state and receive their license, including the number of hours they have earned, the number of years in the program, etc. Louisiana is no different, although it does not require as extensive prerequisites as other states. The state’s requirements include 15 hours of study, resulting in only one year, a lesser amount than many programs which require 2-4 years of study. The state additionally requires three hours of “live” continuing education requirement hours or five non-live course hours. Once again, this is different from most states which do not require “live” continuing education hours in pharmacy for licensure. Finally, the state of Louisiana does not require any further requirements in HIV or medication safety, whereas other states typically require some background knowledge of these topics or a refresher course every few years. Regardless of the requirements of other states, Louisi
ana determines its own source of requirements for pharmacy licensure and thus far has exhibited a program that attracts pharmacy programs from around the state.
Louisiana is one state that is in dire need of pharmacists and other medical specialists in general, with a rising population that exists underneath the poverty line and a higher emergence of the H1N1 virus. Only last month, the state was able to secure a large batch of the vaccine that became available in Walgreens stores across the state. This is one step in the pharmacy program that is constantly looking for ways to improve and to reach the masses within the state. While the state has been ravaged by hurricanes over the past years, the spirit has not broken and the population continues to persevere despite all odds, producing a fierce pride of the state that is evident from a conversation with any native citizen. While the pharmacy program in the state can only do so much to help the citizens of Louisiana, the requirements for licensure by the board of pharmacy is one step in the right direction for a state that is almost trying to prove itself to the nation.
The pharmaceutical industry is constantly changing and evolving in order to bring the best medicine and vaccines to the people of the nation. The state board of pharmacy in Louisiana is no different in this regard and strives to bring the best possible service to the citizens of the state as they continue to rebuild their coastal cities to become better than they ever were.
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