How to Become a Registered Pharmacist in USA

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National Association Board of Pharmacy (NABP) is conducting pharmacy Exam in USA. Refer: http://www.nabp.net/

There are 3 steps to achieve NABP pharmacist certification for International students.

Step 1: Document Evaluation by ECE

Step 2: The Pharmacist Equivalence examination certification by FPGEC

Step 3: The NAPLEX Examination

Step 1: Document Evaluation by ECE:

Evaluation Credential evaluation (ECE) is a separate non profit organization, evaluating you educational document equivalence with USA degree. Refer: http://www.ece.org/

We easily qualify that by sending our PharmD degree and transcript according to their requirements.

Step 2: The Pharmacist Equivalence examination certification by FPGEC:

FPGEC is Foreign Pharmacist Graduate Equivalence Examination Certificate required by International students by fulfilling two requirements.

1-FPGEE (Foreign Pharmacist Graduate Equivalence Exam) :

Refer: http://www.nabp.net/programs/examination/fpgee/fpgee-blueprint/

2-TOEFL iBT (Computerized Based) requirement :

Reading: 21

Listening: 18

Speaking: 26

Writing: 24. 

Refer: http://www.nabp.net/programs/examination/fpgec/toefl-ibt/

Step 3: The NAPLEX Examination :

You must get FPGEC to qualify for the NAPLEX exam. NAPLEX is a nationwide exam used by boards of pharmacy as one component of pharmacist licensure.

Refer: http://www.nabp.net/programs/examination/naplex/

Examination	Expense per Exam
Total	1365 USD

Step 1 : ECE Evaluation	80 USD
Step 2 : FPGEE+ TOEFL iBT	800 + 200 USD
Step 3: NAPLEX	485 USD

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Deepak Kumar Bandari,

Pharm.D Intern,

Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy - India

Elsevier Student Ambassador - South Asia