Pharmacy License from Illinois to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does New Hampshire accept an Illinois pharmacist license?
A pharmacist license transfers from Illinois to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy (NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), verify your Illinois license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP e-LTP (required for pharmacist endorsement under rule Plc 313.03). New Hampshire is not on NABP's MPJE/UMPJE list because it administers its own New Hampshire pharmacy jurisprudence examination (its 'NH MPJE,' covering RSA 318, RSA 318-B and the Ph rules, delivered through ProV), which applicants must pass.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Your Illinois license transfers into New Hampshire through the NABP Electronic Licensure Transfer Program — NABP forwards your license and NAPLEX history to the New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy (NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) — but New Hampshire gates the license behind its own pharmacy-law exam. Coming from Illinois neither speeds this up nor slows it down; the eLTP is origin-neutral, so the timeline below is New Hampshire's standard out-of-state queue. Open the e-Profile transfer and book the law exam as early as New Hampshire allows.
What's different between Illinois and New Hampshire
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into New Hampshire. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
Illinois to New Hampshire (this page): Licensure by endorsement.
New Hampshire to Illinois (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The route is the same in both directions.
- Does coming from Illinois matter?
Coming from Illinois does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into New Hampshire.
- Application fee
New Hampshire lists $16 for an out-of-state applicant and Illinois lists $200 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Processing time
New Hampshire lists about 2 weeks; Illinois has no verified processing-time figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Exam rules on record
New Hampshire and Illinois carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- New Hampshire (this move): NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP e-LTP (required for pharmacist endorsement under rule Plc 313.03). New Hampshire is not on NABP's MPJE/UMPJE list because it administers its own New Hampshire pharmacy jurisprudence examination (its 'NH MPJE,' covering RSA 318, RSA 318-B and the Ph rules, delivered through ProV), which applicants must pass.
- Illinois (the reverse move): NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Illinois requires the Illinois-specific MPJE; alternatively, a transferring pharmacist may satisfy the Illinois jurisprudence requirement by completing the Illinois Pharmacist Readiness and Orientation Program (ILPRO) in lieu of the IL MPJE. Illinois has not adopted the Uniform MPJE.
What changes, Illinois → New Hampshire
| Illinois (current) | New Hampshire (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $200 (Illinois endorsement fee $200 for a pharmacist licensed in another state/territory (Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68 sec. 1330.20(b)(3), effective 6/2/2023); separate NABP eLTP fees ($300 + $100 per jurisdiction) and the MPJE exam fee apply) | $16 (New Hampshire pharmacist application fee $16.00; the biennial pharmacist license fee is $250 ($270 for an immunizing pharmacist including the immunization endorsement); separate NABP e-LTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the NH jurisprudence exam fee) |
| Processing time | IDFPR does not publish a fixed processing-time estimate for pharmacist endorsement; NABP eLTP review is 3-5 business days | ~2 weeks (OPLC states routine, complete license applications are processed in roughly 14 days; excludes NABP e-LTP review and jurisprudence-exam scheduling) |
| Licensing authority | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) — State Board of Pharmacy | New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy (NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — New Hampshire sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm New Hampshire's current requirements on the New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy (NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy (NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Apply for licensure by endorsement and transfer the license through the NABP e-LTP (required by Plc 313.03).
- Hold an unencumbered license in good standing in another jurisdiction with substantially similar requirements.
- Pass the New Hampshire pharmacy jurisprudence examination (NH MPJE) administered via ProV.
- Criminal background check if indicated.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I retake the NAPLEX moving from Illinois to New Hampshire?
No — the NAPLEX is a one-time national exam that transfers with your record.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- NH OPLC — Board of Pharmacy ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NH OPLC — Board of Pharmacy License Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NH OPLC — Board of Pharmacy Education and Training (NH MPJE study materials) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NH OPLC — Plc 313 Licensure by Endorsement adopted rules (eLTP requirement) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- IDFPR — Pharmacy (application forms; ILPRO as MPJE alternative) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Illinois Administrative Code tit. 68 sec. 1330.20 — Fees (endorsement $200) (via Cornell LII) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NABP — Electronic Licensure Transfer Program (eLTP) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
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