Application for Licensure as a Pharmacist

2025 Renewals for Pharmacists are now Open

For 2025 license renewals:

• Pharmacists must complete 15 hours of ACPE-accredited continuing education, including 1.5 hours related to responsible prescribing of controlled substances. Any CE activity that is coded to ACPE topic “8” will meet this requirement. 

• Pharmacists who immunize must complete 1 hour of CE related to immunizations. 

• ALL CE must be ACPE-accredited and be reported to NABP's CPE Monitor.

• Certification or recertification of CPR, ACLS, or PALS by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association is no longer recognized as acceptable CE unless the course is ACPE-accredited.

As a reminder, separate immunization and/or preceptor registrations are no longer required.

For more information on CE requirements, please refer to Chapter 6: Continuing Professional Education Regulations. For more information on requirements for prescribing and/or administering vaccines, please refer to Chapter 16: Immunization Regulations.

Applications submitted to the Board office must be complete. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant. Application fees may be paid in the form of a check, cashier’s check or money order made payable to the Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy.  New applications must be mailed. Faxed or emailed applications are not accepted. To avoid mistakes in their application that can result in delays and increased costs applicants should familiarize themselves with the information in the application instructions and NABP's Candidate Application Bulletin. The Bulletin is available online at https://nabp.pharmacy/. The Wyoming Pharmacy Act, the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act, and the Board's Rules and Regulations are publicly available on the Board's website at https://pharmacyboard.wyo.gov/laws. Candidates may use them as they study and prepare for the MPJE. Applicants may contact the Board office if they have any questions about their application. 

Additional Forms and Information

• Change of Address/Employment Form 

• Legal Name Change Form

• Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) Change Form

Foreign Pharmacy Graduates

Who qualifies as a foreign pharmacy graduate in the state of Wyoming? 

• • • All students who received their pharmacy degree at a recognized school of pharmacy outside of the United States, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. This includes citizens of the United States who received their degree in a different country. Foreign nationals who completed their education in the United States or graduated from an ACPE-accredited school are not considered foreign pharmacy graduates.

How can a foreign pharmacy graduate become a registered pharmacist in Wyoming? 

Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee™ (FPGEC®) Certificate. The FPGEC Certification includes: 

• • • A review of your education and licensure/registration

    • A passing score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT)

    • A passing score for the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination® (FPGEE®)

FPGEC certification is not a license to practice pharmacy. For more information please visit https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/foreign-pharmacy/. Foreign pharmacy graduates should also refer to the FPGEC/FPGEE Candidate Application Bulletin which is also available on NABP's website. 

All graduates, including foreign pharmacy graduates, must also complete the following: 

• • • Complete 1200 hours of practical experience as a licensed pharmacy intern;

    • Submit a complete "Application Packet for Pharmacist Licensure by Exam/Score Transfer" including fees and fingerprints; 

    • Pass the NAPLEX; 

    • Pass the Wyoming MPJE;