New York Pharmacists CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

New York Pharmacists / Pharmacy Technicians

In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

NetCE will report your credit to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), provided that you add your NABP e-Profile ID and date of birth to your account. If you select to opt out of entering this information, you agree to not hold NetCE responsible for reporting your credit. For more information on the advantages of registering for an NABP e-Profile ID, please go to https://nabp.pharmacy/cpe-monitor-service/

The New York State Education Department Office of the Professions: Pharmacy Unit accepts courses from any provider who is ACPE accredited.

Continuing Education Requirement

NetCE will report your credit to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), provided that you add your NABP e-Profile ID and date of birth to your account. If you select to opt out of entering this information, you agree to not hold NetCE responsible for reporting your credit.

Pharmacists are required 45 hours every three years, 22 of which may be completed by self-study.* A minimum of 3 hours must be in strategies and techniques to reduce medication and/or prescription errors, and 3 hours pertaining to pharmaceutical compounding.

Pharmacists participating in collaborative drug therapy management are required 5 hours in relevant protocols every three years. Course may not be completed by self-study.

Pharmacy Technicians are not required continuing education at this time.

* NetCE courses are considered self-study.

License Renewal Instructions

For More Information

Please contact the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions: Pharmacy Unit at (518) 474-3817 ext 250, or visit their website at https://www.op.nysed.gov/pharmacist.
Additional information regarding your continuing education may be found at: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/pharmacist/continuing-education and https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/pharmacist/laws-rules-regulations/part-63 .