Pharmacists must complete 30 contact hours of ACPE-approved pharmacist continuing education during the biennial renewal period.
- 2 hours of the 30 hours must include a Board-approved child abuse recognition and reporting requirements continuing education program.
- At least 2 hours of Act 124 Opioid continuing education (pain management, identification of addiction or the practices of prescribing or dispensing of opioids).
- Also, pharmacists must earn 2 contact hours (of the total 30 hours) in the ACPE topic designator “Patient Safety.” The ACPE topic designator for “Patient Safety” is 05.
Special continuing education requirements:
- Pharmacists who have an active authorization to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations must also meet an additional continuing education requirement. At least 2 of the required 30 hours must concern the administration of injectable medications, biologicals, and immunizations, including, but not limited to, disease epidemiology, vaccine characteristics, injection technique, emergency response to adverse events and related topics.