An often-outdated pharmacy law test is “absolutely” making Indiana lose would-be pharmacists – and it shouldn’t be a licensing requirement, medical professionals told lawmakers this week.

“It can lead to confusion when pharmacists are trying to study for this exam in our state: Do I look at the old laws or the new laws? Do you want your pharmacist to know the current law in the state, or what was law five years ago?” asked Veronica Vernon, a Butler University pharmacy professor.

Hoosier license applicants must pass a general practice knowledge exam – the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination – and a pharmacy law test: the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination.

Both are by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy , but Indiana’s Board of Pharmacy writes state-

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