Transfer Your Pharmacy License to Illinois: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

Updated 2026-10-29 · Data verified 2026-07-21 · source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) — State Board of Pharmacy ↗

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Does my pharmacist license transfer to Illinois?

A pharmacist license transfers to Illinois through the NABP Electronic Licensure Transfer Program: NABP verifies your active license and NAPLEX history in your e-Profile and forwards them to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) — State Board of Pharmacy, which issues the license once you pass its law exam. 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. The NAPLEX is not retaken. Illinois 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).

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

The move into Illinois runs on two steps in sequence. First the NABP eLTP carries your license and NAPLEX record to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) — State Board of Pharmacy; then Illinois's own law exam gates the license. Neither re-tests your pharmacy education — the eLTP is verification, and the law exam covers Illinois's pharmacy law. Open the e-Profile transfer early, because NABP's verification and scheduling the law exam are the two steps that set your timeline, not the application itself.

No interstate compact for pharmacy; transfer runs through the NABP eLTP and IDFPR makes the licensure decision. Illinois lets an out-of-state pharmacist complete ILPRO as an alternative to the IL MPJE for the jurisprudence requirement. The $200 endorsement fee was verified from the Illinois Administrative Code sec. 1330.20 as reproduced by Cornell LII (amended 47 Ill. Reg. 8352, eff. 6/2/2023) because the official ilga.gov code host was unreachable from the research environment on 2026-07-21.

Illinois requirements at a glance

Out-of-state pharmacist license transfer requirements for Illinois, verified 2026-07-21
Fees	$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)
Processing time	IDFPR does not publish a fixed processing-time estimate for pharmacist endorsement; NABP eLTP review is 3-5 business days

Step by step

Confirm Illinois's current requirements on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) — State Board of Pharmacy website — rules change.
Submit the endorsement application to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) — State Board of Pharmacy (application linked on this page).
Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
Submit the license transfer through the NABP eLTP and file the Illinois endorsement application via IDFPR Online Services.
Provide verification of licensure from every state where you have ever held a pharmacist license.
Pass the Illinois MPJE, or complete ILPRO in lieu of the IL MPJE.
Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.