Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy
The Board is currently accepting visitors by appointment only.
Who We Are
The purpose of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy is to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare by and through the effective regulation of the many aspects of the drug delivery system.
The agency licenses and regulates not only pharmacists and pharmacies, but also the distribution system where there is sale, delivery, or distribution of prescription drugs, medical gases, durable medical equipment, and legend devices.
To accomplish the mission the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy must test the pharmacists; license, regulate, and discipline all licensees; and act as an expert in the dissemination of information regarding the laws and regulations which govern the practice of pharmacy and its related fields.
The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy provides many services to the public, other state agencies, and the pharmacists. Some of the services provided by the agency include:
- Information source for the public
- Resolve complaints from the public against licensees
- Serve as a source of information for all pharmacists
- Test new pharmacists
- Provide an avenue for licensure transfer from other states
- Discipline pharmacists and other licensees
- Share information with other agencies to improve health care
- Promulgate regulation to address new areas of public concern
- License and regulation of:
- 6,480 Pharmacists
- 640 Interns
- 8,468 Pharmacy Technicians
- 756 In State Retail Pharmacies
- 609 Out of State Retail Pharmacies
- 30 Institutions
- 205 Hospitals
- 1,734 Wholesale Distributors of Legend and Controlled Substances
- 705 Wholesale Distributors of Home Medical Equipment, Legend Devices, and Medical Gases
- 40 Wholesale Distributors of List I Chemicals
- 120 State Supported/Charity Clinics
- 6 Specialty Pharmacies
- Inspect Retail Pharmacies, in-state Wholesale Distributors of Controlled Substances and/or Legend Drugs, and Distributors of Home Medical Equipment, legend Devices, and/or Medical Gases.
Upcoming Meetings/Hearings:
- April 21, 2020 - Postponed
- April 22, 2020 - Postponed
- April 23, 2020 - Postponed
Board Meetings:
- June 9, 2020
- June 10, 2020
Other Meetings:
- Reciprocity Deadline for June 2020 Board Meeting
May 8, 2020 - Law Exam for June 2020 Reciprocity Applicants
June 8, 2020
Meeting Minutes: for past meeting minutes and/or disciplinary actions, contact the ASBP here.
- February 2020
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 25, 2019
- September 5, 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- April 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
Quick Links:
- COVID-19 Pharmacy Procedures FAQs
- Complaint Form
- Suspicious Order Report System (SORS)
- Albuterol and Epinephrine Sales
- Act 593 - ARNP Prescriptive Authority
- Pharmacy Law Update 2019 Presentation
- DBHS OBHS Regulation 4 Waiver
- Military Expedited Application Process
- Naloxone Protocol
- Pseudoephedrine Guidelines (Combat Meth Act of 2005)
- Pick Up Stations Regulation
- Amended Arkansas State Medical Board Reg 21: Anorexiant Drug Guidelines
- List of Other Links & Resources
Rules
Office | Address | Phone | Fax |
Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy | 322 South Main Street Suite 600 Little Rock, AR 72201 |
501-682-0190 | 501-682-0195 |