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a name change
Please Fill out the Change Form (PDF).

a change of address?
Please Fill out the Change Form (PDF).

a change of employment?
Please Fill out the Change Form (PDF).

a change of location for a pharmacy?

  • Complete an inspection request form and send it to the State Board of Pharmacy office at least two weeks prior to the desired inspection date. The inspection should not be requested until the prescription counter is complete and hot and cold running water are operational.
  • There is a $100 fee to inspect the pharmacy at the new location.
  • The form may be mailed to us at:
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    Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy
    101 East Capitol, Suite 218
    Little Rock, AR 72201

  • Contact the D.E.A. since a new D.E.A. registration is required for a change of location.
  • Moving the pharmacy work area to another location in the same building/location requires Board inspection.
    Inspection Request Form (PDF)

a change of ownership?

Pharmacies

  • When a pharmacy changes ownership, a new permit must be obtained and an inventory taken. The change of ownership fee is $150.00. Complete a new Application for a Permit to Operate a New Pharmacy form and submit it to the Board of Pharmacy. A change of ownership occurs under a variety of circumstances, depending on whether the store is owned by a sole proprietor, a partnership or a corporation. Please see regulation 04-02-0007 and 04-02-0008 for a more detailed description of what constitutes a change of ownership and for additional information on taking inventory.

Hospitals

  • When a hospital pharmacy changes ownership, a new permit must be obtained and an inventory taken. The change of ownership fee is $150.00. Complete a new Application for a Permit to Operate a New Pharmacy form and submit it to the Board of Pharmacy.



Wholesale Distributors of Legend Drugs

  • When a wholesale distributor changes ownership, a new permit must be obtained. The change of ownership fee is $150.00. Complete a new Application for a Permit to Operate a New Pharmacy form and submit it to the Board of Pharmacy. A change of ownership occurs under a variety of circumstances, depending on whether the wholesale distributor is owned by a sole proprietor, a partnership or a corporation. Please see regulation 08-00-0003 for a more detailed description of what constitutes a change of ownership.
Wholesale Suppliers of Medical Equipment, Legend Devices and Medical Gas (DME)
  • When a DME changes ownership, a new permit must be obtained. The change of ownership fee is $125.00. Complete a new Application for a Permit to Operate as a Wholesale Distributor of Legend Drugs, Medical Devices and Medical Gas form and submit it to the Board of Pharmacy.
Wholesale Distributors of List I Chemicals

When a Wholesale Distributor of List I Chemicals changes ownership, a new permit must be obtained. The change of ownership fee is $150.00. Complete a new Application for a Permit to Operate as a Wholesale Distributor of List I Chemicals form and submit it to the Board of Pharmacy.

a theft?

Federal Regulation (Section 301) of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (PL91-513) require registrants to submit a report of any loss of controlled substance to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy Regulation 07-04-0006 requires that any holder of a pharmacy permit that suffers a theft or loss of controlled substances shall:

(a) Notify Arkansas Department of Health Division of Pharmacy Services and Drug Control, the nearest Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Field Office, and the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy immediately upon discovery by phone or fax, and

(b) Deliver a completed DEA Form-106 to each of the agencies listed in (a) within 7 days of the occurrence of said loss or the discovery of said loss.

*According to 21 CFR part 1301 Sec. 1301.74 (c) The registrant shall notify the Field Division Office of the Administration in his area, in writing, of any theft or significant loss of any controlled substances within one business day of discovery of the theft or loss. This written notice should be faxed to 501-217-6597.

A DEA Form-106 is to be used to report such loss. You can request a DEA Form-106 by calling the Board Office, by filling one out on the DEA Website at http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr_reports/theft/index.html

Send the original and one extra copy to:

DEA Resident Office
10825 Financial Parkway, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72211-3557
ATTN: Diversion Investigations
501-217-6500 fax 501-217-6597

Send one copy to:

Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy
101 East Capitol, Suite 218
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-0190 fax 1-501-682-0195

Send one copy to:

Arkansas Department of Health
Pharmacy Services and Drug Control
4815 W. Markham
Slot #H-25
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
501-661-2325 fax 501-661-2769

Retain one copy for your records.


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