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About the Board of Pharmacy

Created in 1893, The Tennessee Board of Pharmacy licenses and registers Pharmacists, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Technicians, Manufacturers/Wholesale/Distributors, Researchers and Medical Service Representatives.

The Board also enacts rules addressing professional conduct and standards of practice. Our purpose is to ensure that the pharmacists of Tennessee are providing competent pharmaceutical care in accordance with state and federal laws. To that end, we determine the competency of graduates of recognized schools or colleges of pharmacy applying for licensure, ensure compliance with the Pharmacy Law, and take disciplinary action and conduct hearings when appropriate.

Our mission is to serve Tennesseans by providing a fair, flexible, and positive regulatory environment for pharmacy related industries. In support of this mission, the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy is committed to:

  • Maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the Pharmacy industry and professions;
  • Establishing policies that protect the public while balancing the interest of the consumers, industries, and professionals;
  • Providing services and information to assist the public in responding to the regulated industry or profession; and,
  • Enhancing the quality of life, health and safety for the citizens of Tennessee.

NOTICE TO ALL LICENSED PHARMACIES REGARDING CHAPTER NUMBER 804 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF 2006 AND CHAPTER NUMBER 446 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF 2007:

Effective July 1, 2007, all pharmacies licensed by the State of Tennessee Board of Pharmacy shall post a sign(s) in their main public entrance containing the following information:

  1. The statewide toll-free number of the Tennessee Division of Adult Protective Services (APS), 1-888-APS-TENN (1-888-277-8366), the number for the local district attorney’s office and a statement that a person of advanced age who may be the victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation may seek assistance or file a complaint with the APS Division concerning such; and,
  2. A statement that any person, regardless of age, who may be a victim of domestic violence may call the nationwide domestic violence hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY), for immediate assistance, with the hotline number printed in boldface type; and,
  3. A statement that a teen involved in a relationship that includes dating violence may also call the national toll-free domestic violence hotline or the national teen dating abuse helpline, 1-866-331-9474, or the Tennessee Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-356-6767, for immediate assistance.

You may choose to post this information on separate signs or combine it into one sign. Should you choose to post separate signs, the information in Item one (1) must be on a sign no smaller than eleven inches (11”) in width and seventeen inches (17”) in height. The information in Items two (2) and three (3) must be on signs no smaller than eight and one-half inches (8½”) in width and eleven inches (11”) in height.

Should you choose to combine all of this information into one sign, it must be at least eight and one half inches (8½”) in width and fourteen inches (14”) in height.

Toll-Free Hotline Numbers Sign: If you wish to have a copy of this statement mailed to you, please contact the State of Tennessee Board of Pharmacy toll-free at 1 800 778 4123 or 1-615-253-1299 to request the Toll-Free Hotline Numbers Notice.

Contact the Board of Pharmacy

Tennessee Department of Health
Health Related Boards
Tennessee Board of Pharmacy
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 253-1299
Fax: (615) 741-2722

Members


Board Members

Member Position Representation Term Expires
Bettie K. Wilson, DPH President Pharmacist 7-31-2011
Albert Larry Hill, DPH Vice-President Pharmacist 7-15-2012
David Todd Bess, Pharm D. Member Pharmacist 6-30-2010
Joyce McDaniel Public Member Citizen 12-31-2015
Brenda S. Warren, DPH Member Pharmacist 7-15-2013
Charles E. (Buddy) Stephens, DPH Member Pharmacist 7-31-2014
Jason S. Kizer, DPH Member Pharmacist 7-31-2015

Meeting Schedule


Meeting Schedule

Public Notices will remain online until the minutes are ratified and posted on the Meeting Minutes Tab. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at 227 French Landing, MetroCenter.

Board of Pharcy Meeting Schedule
Date Time Event and Location Public Notice
January 20-21, 2010 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
Poplar Room
227 French Landing		 Public Notice
March 24-25, 2010 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
Poplar Room
227 French Landing		  
May 12-13, 2010 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
Iris Room
227 French Landing		  
July 14-15, 2010 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
Poplar Room
227 French Landing		  
September 21-22, 2010 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
Poplar Room
227 French Landing		  
November 15-16, 2010 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
Poplar Room
227 French Landing		  

Meeting Minutes


Meeting Minutes

Copies of all minutes are maintained in the official record section of the administrative office. Please contact the board administrator to make arrangements to review minutes of meetings held prior to 2004.

You and Your Pharmacist


Why Should You Talk to Your Pharmacist?

Each year, up to half of the nearly two billion prescriptions taken in the United States are used improperly. The more you know about the medications you’re taking, the healthier you can be.

Your pharmacist has the education to help keep you informed about your prescriptions. Pharmacists must pass comprehensive licensing exams and complete continuing education requirements every year. Your pharmacist can also work with your health care practitioner to maximize the benefits of your medication.

What Should You Tell Your Pharmacist?

To help you get the greatest benefit from your prescription medications, your pharmacist needs to know the following about you:

  • The names of all prescription and nonprescription medicines you are taking and the conditions for which you take them.
  • If you are allergic to any medicines.
  • If you have experienced side effects or other problems with medicines.
  • If you are or could be pregnant.

What Does the State Board of Pharmacy Do?

Your pharmacist receives information from and is regulated by the State Board of Pharmacy. Your State Board of Pharmacy:

  • Licenses all pharmacists and pharmacies in the state.
  • Inspects all pharmacies located in the state.
  • Enforces regulations and takes disciplinary actions when necessary.
  • Investigates and helps resolve consumer complaints.
  • Promotes education, wellness, and quality of life.
  • Advocates the highest quality of affordable pharmaceutical care.
  • Protects and serves the public health, safety, and welfare of pharmaceutical consumers.

Did You Know?

  • Medication related problems are responsible for an estimated 10 percent of all hospital admissions.
  • More than 23 million Americans age 65 years or older take, on average, between one and six or more prescription medicines each day.
  • Each year, more than 9 million adverse drug reactions occur in older Americans.
  • Studies show that 46 percent of children take their medicines incorrectly.
  • In any two-week period in the United States, 13 million children take a prescription medicine.
  • Seventy-one percent of pharmacy consumers believe it is important for pharmacists to counsel patients about the medicine they take.

Patient Bill of Rights.

You have the right to expect your pharmacist will:

  • Be professionally competent and adhere to accepted standards of pharmacy practice.
  • Treat you with dignity, consistent with professional standards for all patients, regardless of manner of payment, race, sex, age, nationality, religion, disability, or other discriminatory factors.
  • Act in your best interest when making pharmaceutical care decisions.
  • Serve as your advocate for appropriate drug therapy and make reasonable efforts to recommend alternative choices in coordination with your health care providers.
  • Maintain your medical records, keeping them confidential, using them routinely to maximize your care, and making them available to you for review upon request.
  • Provide counseling, using the methods appropriate to your physical, psychological, and intellectual status.
  • Have your prescriptions dispensed and pharmacy services provided at a pharmacy of your choice in an atmosphere which allows for confidential communication and in an environment which is private, properly lighted, well ventilated, and clean.
  • Monitor drug therapy within your medical regimen for safety and efficacy and make reasonable efforts to detect and prevent drug allergies, adverse reactions, contraindications, or inappropriate dosage.
  • Monitor your compliance and proper drug use and institute remedial interventions when necessary. Prominently post the Pharmacy Patients Bill of Rights.