Pharmacy License from Florida to Colorado: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (DORA, Division of Professions and Occupations) ↗
A pharmacist license transfers from Florida to Colorado by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (DORA, Division of Professions and Occupations), verify your Florida license, and meet Colorado's endorsement requirements. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Colorado requires passing the Board-approved jurisprudence examination — the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) — before the transferred license is granted..
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Your Florida license transfers into Colorado through the NABP Electronic Licensure Transfer Program — NABP forwards your license and NAPLEX history to the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (DORA, Division of Professions and Occupations) — but Colorado gates the license behind its own pharmacy-law exam. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Colorado requires passing the Board-approved jurisprudence examination — the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) — before the transferred license is granted.. Coming from Florida neither speeds this up nor slows it down; the eLTP is origin-neutral, so the timeline below is Colorado's standard out-of-state queue. Open the e-Profile transfer and book the law exam as early as Colorado allows.
What changes, Florida → Colorado
| Florida (current) | Colorado (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $295 (Florida charges $295 total for a new endorsement license: the endorsement application fee (set by the Board, capped at $100 per s.465.0075, F.S.) plus the $190 initial license fee and the $5 unlicensed-activity fee. Separate NABP transfer/eLTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the UMPJE exam fee.) | Colorado (DORA / Division of Professions and Occupations) does not publish the pharmacist license-transfer application fee on an openly accessible page; the fee is stated on the application form inside DPO Online Services. Separate NABP eLTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the MPJE exam fee. |
| Processing time | ~2 weeks (Florida MQA asks applicants to allow up to ~10 business days for initial review of a new application; the license is issued within about 7 days once all requirements are met. Excludes NABP transfer/eLTP verification and UMPJE scheduling.) | No board-stated processing time for pharmacist license transfer; NABP eLTP verification typically takes several business days before the Division reviews the application. |
| Licensing authority | Florida Board of Pharmacy (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance) | Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (DORA, Division of Professions and Occupations) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Colorado sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Colorado's current requirements on the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (DORA, Division of Professions and Occupations) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (DORA, Division of Professions and Occupations) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Submit the license transfer preliminary application through your NABP e-Profile (eLTP), then the official application to the Division.
- Pass the Board-approved jurisprudence examination (MPJE).
- Have been licensed as a pharmacist for at least one year in another state, or have met Colorado internship requirements at original licensure.
- All licenses held in any state must be active, current, and in good standing with no active disciplinary action.
- Pay the fees (Colorado (DORA / Division of Professions and Occupations) does not publish the pharmacist license-transfer application fee on an openly accessible page; the fee is stated on the application form inside DPO Online Services. Separate NABP eLTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the MPJE exam fee.) and allow No board-stated processing time for pharmacist license transfer; NABP eLTP verification typically takes several business days before the Division reviews the application..
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Frequently asked questions
Does Colorado accept a Florida pharmacist license?
A pharmacist license transfers from Florida to Colorado by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (DORA, Division of Professions and Occupations), verify your Florida license, and meet Colorado's endorsement requirements. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Colorado requires passing the Board-approved jurisprudence examination — the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) — before the transferred license is granted..
Do I retake the NAPLEX moving from Florida to Colorado?
No — the NAPLEX is a one-time national exam that transfers with your record. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Colorado requires passing the Board-approved jurisprudence examination — the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) — before the transferred license is granted..
What will the move to Colorado cost?
Colorado (DORA / Division of Professions and Occupations) does not publish the pharmacist license-transfer application fee on an openly accessible page; the fee is stated on the application form inside DPO Online Services. Separate NABP eLTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the MPJE exam fee. (Colorado (DORA / Division of Professions and Occupations) does not publish the pharmacist license-transfer application fee on an openly accessible page; the fee is stated on the application form inside DPO Online Services. Separate NABP eLTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the MPJE exam fee.).
How long will licensing in Colorado take?
No board-stated processing time for pharmacist license transfer; NABP eLTP verification typically takes several business days before the Division reviews the application. — No board-stated processing time for pharmacist license transfer; NABP eLTP verification typically takes several business days before the Division reviews the application..
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- Colorado State Board of Pharmacy — Applications and Forms ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- 3 CCR 719-1 — Colorado pharmacy rules, Licensing / license transfer ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NABP — Electronic Licensure Transfer Program (eLTP) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Florida Board of Pharmacy — Pharmacist (License by MOBILE Endorsement) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Florida Statutes s. 465.0075 — Licensure by endorsement (Chapter 465) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NABP — UMPJE Participating States (Florida effective June 1, 2026) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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