§203 Application for License; Requirements; Qualifications for License

Summary

Anyone who owes permanent allegiance to the United States and wants to work as a pharmacist in the U.S. consular districts in China must apply to the U.S. consul with a sworn, signed application. The application must give the applicant’s name and age, where and how long they studied pharmacy, any hands-on experience compounding doctors’ prescriptions under a licensed pharmacist, and the name and place of any pharmacy school they finished. They must also show proof they are of good moral character and not addicted to alcohol or narcotic drugs. Applicants must be at least 21 years old and have either four years’ experience practicing pharmacy or three years training under a licensed pharmacist. A graduate of a pharmacy school that is recognized and in good standing by the proper board of their State, Territory, the District of Columbia, or another U.S. possession may practice by showing their diploma.