The primary mission of the Board of Pharmacy is to promote, preserve, and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of New Hampshire by fostering the provision of quality pharmaceutical care. The duties of the Board include the licensure and regulation of pharmacists, pharmacies, limited retail drug distributors, and prescription drug/device manufacturers/wholesalers  The Board  also registers pharmacy technicians and out-of-state mail-order pharmacies. Other duties in which the Board is responsible include the investigation of pharmacy-related consumer complaints and incidents of prescription/controlled drug diversion. The Board continuously monitors the practice of pharmacy in New Hampshire through the ongoing inspection of pharmacies throughout the state in order to ensure that the citizens of New Hampshire continue to receive the safe, quality pharmaceutical care they have come to expect.

Important Notice: License Renewals for Prescription Drug / Device Manufacturer / Wholesaler / Distributor Renewals (Including Limited Retail Drug Distributors - Public Health Clinics, Detox Centers & Medical Gas / Device Distributors).

Due to current state funding limitations and an extensive staff shortage, renewals for the above entities have not yet been fully processed.  If you have sent in your renewal form already, you may continue to ship product into (do business in) NH after June 30'th even if you have not received your new permit for the period from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.  We expect all renewals that have been received to be processed by June 30th and all permits to be mailed out during the first 2 weeks of July.  Please do not call the Board office to check on the status of your renewal as we are not able to perform this verification at this time.  We will post updated expiration dates to our license verification page as renewals are processed into the database system.  Thank you for your understanding, we apologize for the delay.
(June 26, 2009)
 

Quick Result (Draft) Minutes of June 17, 2009 Board Meeting
*PLEASE NOTE: These Minutes are not official until the members of the Board review/approve them at their next scheduled monthly meeting (July 15, 2009).  These ‘quick result’ Minutes have been prepared by Board Staff to provide the public with the results of Board decisions in a more timely fashion, but should not be considered official until duly ratified by the Board.

The Board's June 17, 2009 meeting was held at the Manchester campus of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 1260 Elm Street, Manchester, NH. 

June 17, 2009 Meeting Agenda

May 13, 2009 Meeting Minutes

Prescription Drug / Device Manufacturer / Wholesaler / Distributor / Broker & Limited Retail Drug Distributor Renewals
Please note that renewals for the above licensees were mailed out on Friday, May 1'st.  Completed renewal applications must be received prior to your current license expiration date of June 30, 2009 in order to continue to do business (or ship prescription products) in New Hampshire.  Your permit will not be issued until after July 1 however due to our current renewal back-log.  Please note that prescription drug/device "virtual manufacturers", brokers, and/or third party logistics companies are required to be licensed in New Hampshire.

Laws Regarding Prescription Drug/Device  Manufacturers / Wholesalers / Distributors / Brokers

Laws Regarding Limited Retail Drug Distributors
 

REMINDER:  For security reasons, cash is not accepted for payment of license/registration fees, fines, etc. - whether by mail or in-person at the Board office - only check or money order payable to Treasurer, State of New Hampshire is accepted.  Thank you.