FL State Pharm Intern License

[APCPhT]

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I'm currently a CPhT. in NY, accepted and will be attending LECOM SoP Bradenton starting Aug, 2011. I was just wondering if anyone knows if and how I can get my intern license to practice in FL before I actually start the P1 year. I will be entering as a P1 student. I have the application from the state up, and from how it looks to me, you just need to be an ACCEPTED student for P1, and the dean of your school needs to sign off. I'm in a hurry to get it so I can get a raise at work for the summer. I know if I do not get it, the school takes care of it for us in October, but for me, the sooner the better. Thanks anyone who as any idea of this. 🙂

 

[Praziquantel86]

I would contact the school directly for that information. I definitely wouldn't tell them that you're looking for a raise though...might get things started with the wrong tone.

 

[owlegrad]

FL student here. Can't say if you will be able to get your intern license as fast as you want it. Even if you can get your dean's signature and paperwork done through the school, the board of pharmacy still has to grant the license. In my experience the board is quite slow.

Good Luck!

 

[MindOverMatter]

I'm pretty sure you have to wait until you actually start classes in a pharmacy school in order to be approved for your license. That's the way it was with us at least.

 

[APCPhT]

I'm pretty sure you have to wait until you actually start classes in a pharmacy school in order to be approved for your license. That's the way it was with us at least.

Just spoke with the board... Its absolutely NO problem for me to get it right now, as long as the dean signs off on it. As long as i'm going to be "enrolled" in the P1 year, i'm eligible, and since its summer before that year, they said it was fine as long as the dean signs off.

I live in NY, I just don't want a problem when I come down, I want to have it all taken care of so I can transfer down to work at any point. It's more for the ease of transition. In NY CPhTs don't need to be registered with the state, I see in FL they do, so I need to have some license to work there anyway, might as well just have it be my intern license.

 

[MindOverMatter]

Well it sounds like you got your answer. Glad to hear it. Good luck in school!

 

[owlegrad]

Yeah good luck. I would like to know how this works out for you. You peaked my interest. 🙂

 

[APCPhT]

Yeah good luck. I would like to know how this works out for you. You peaked my interest. 🙂

Just sent the application to the dean to be signed... As soon as he does it, board of pharmacy says right now turn around time on an application is about two weeks. (Not bad) probably because its summer and people either already have it, or haven't started school yet. I guess we'll see.

 

[Tinkerbell22]

Just spoke with the board... Its absolutely NO problem for me to get it right now, as long as the dean signs off on it. As long as i'm going to be "enrolled" in the P1 year, i'm eligible, and since its summer before that year, they said it was fine as long as the dean signs off.

I live in NY, I just don't want a problem when I come down, I want to have it all taken care of so I can transfer down to work at any point. It's more for the ease of transition. In NY CPhTs don't need to be registered with the state, I see in FL they do, so I need to have some license to work there anyway, might as well just have it be my intern license.

just a sidenote...

you didn't hear this from me, but i'm pretty sure if you're not a registered pharmacy tech/intern in Florida, you can still work as a "cashier" in the pharmacy department while you wait. of course you're going to probably want to dispense and do non-cashier work as a future P1, but it's an option.

 

[APCPhT]

just a sidenote...

you didn't hear this from me, but i'm pretty sure if you're not a registered pharmacy tech/intern in Florida, you can still work as a "cashier" in the pharmacy department while you wait. of course you're going to probably want to dispense and do non-cashier work as a future P1, but it's an option.

OH I totally know... I've worked for CVS for 5 years, I've worked up front if they really wanted me and I wasn't scheduled, doesn't hurt getting paid what I make to ring a register. I refuse to be one of those pharmacist that sits in the corner and just checks scripts. It takes team work in retail...

Although I def will not make it in retail forever that for sure lol!

 

[Tinkerbell22]

OH I totally know... I've worked for CVS for 5 years, I've worked up front if they really wanted me and I wasn't scheduled, doesn't hurt getting paid what I make to ring a register. I refuse to be one of those pharmacist that sits in the corner and just checks scripts. It takes team work in retail...

Although I def will not make it in retail forever that for sure lol!

lol I feel ya