Welcome to the California State Board of Pharmacy
The Board of Pharmacy protects and promotes the health and safety of Californians by pursuing the highest quality of pharmacist’s care and the appropriate use of pharmaceuticals through education, communication, licensing, legislation, regulation, and enforcement.
What's New
- Free CE for Pharmacists - Prescription Drug Abuse and Preventing Drug Diversion - What a Pharmacist Needs to Know (PDF)
- Alert: 2019 Modifications to California's Security Prescription Forms for Prescribing Controlled Substances (PDF)
- Changes to Security Prescription Forms pursuant to AB 1753 - FAQs (PDF)
- Letter from Assembly Member Low to Attorney General regarding Implementation of Assembly Bill 1753 dated January 7, 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Statement from the California Department of Justice, California State Board of Pharmacy, and the Medical Board of California Regarding Secure Prescription Forms (PDF)
- December 2018 Issue of The Script (PDF)
- Board Offers Free Webinar Training to Furnish Naloxone (PDF)
- Legal Status of Products Containing Cannabidiol (CBD) – Updated 1/24/2019
Original Document (PDF), Accessible Version (PDF) - Legal Status of Products Containing Cannabidiol (CBD) – Updated 10/12/2018 (PDF)
- Notify the Board Online to Install or Discontinue Drug Take-Back Receptacles (PDF)
- Board of Pharmacy Launches Online Search Tool for Drug Take-Back Locations (PDF)
- CE Course: Webinar on 2018 California Pharmacy Law (PDF)
- FAQs: Inventory Reconciliation Regulation (PDF)
- News Archive
Important Information
- Naloxone Webinar and Protocol Information
- Law and Ethics Webinar
- SB 493 FAQs (PDF)
- Compounding
- CURES
- Pharmacist Protocols: Requirements for Training, CE (PDF)
- Ask an Inspector – FAQs
- CDC Approves Final Opioid Guidelines
- Stolen or Fraudulent Security Prescription Forms Reported
- Patient-Centered Labels Information, Translations, and Sample Labels
- Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
- Pending Decisions and Opportunities for Public Participation
- Recall Notices
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