CALIFORNIA BOARD OF PHARMACY

The California State Board of Pharmacy (CSBP) is a consumer protection agency. One way the board fulfills its consumer protection mandate is to assure that those licensed to practice pharmacy possess minimum competency. To this end, California law requires candidates to take the NAPLEX™ and California Practice Standards and Jurisprudence Examination (CPJE). You can obtain a copy of this code and other California pharmacy laws from the board’s Web site. These examinations require candidates to demonstrate that they possess the minimum knowledge and abilities necessary to perform safely and effectively in independent pharmacy practice in the U.S. as well as in California. For more information, go to http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/index.shtml