College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists

Since 1992, the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) has recognized psychiatric pharmacy as a specialty with the Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist Certification (BCPP) designation. You can learn more about the BCPP designation at the BPS website at www.bpsweb.org. Pharmacists preparing for the BCPP examination may wish to visit the Certification FAQ and BCPP Examination Preparation pages for valuable information and details regarding the recommended preparatory product-the BCPP Examination Review and Recertification Course (not for credit version).

Current Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists (BCPPs) are required to recertify every 7 years. Recertification assures the public and the profession that BPS-certified pharmacist specialists undergo periodic evaluation to verify that their knowledge and skills are maintained. Recertifiers must:

• Achieve a passing score on the 100-item multiple choice BPS recertification examination, based on the content outline of the certification examination; OR
• Earn 100 hours of continuing education credit provided by a professional development program approved by BPS.

The only BPS certified provider of BCPP recertification education is the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) offering the following 3 products annually in the ACPE and BCPP Recertification credit increments noted.

2013 BCPP Recertification Programming Products
	BCPP Examination Review and Recertification Course*	BCPP Recertification Literature Analysis	BCPP Recertification Live/Online Programming
Contact Hours	20.0 Hours	10.0 Hours	5.0 Hours
Release Date	January 16, 2013	March 1, 2013	April 21, 2013
Examination Deadline	July 24, 2013	August 21, 2013	October 23, 2013
Registration	Register Now/View Prices	Register Now/View Prices	Register Now/View Prices
More Information	Audience Content Curriculum Requirements Statements of Credit	Content Requirements Statements of Credit	Content Requirements Statements of Credit

*NOTE: The BCPP Examination Review and Recertification Course is a two-year product released at the start of even years (2012, 2014...). Given this revision cycle, individuals cannot repeat the current edition of the Review Course for BCPP Recertification or ACPE credit.