What’s the difference between an initial vs reciprocity pharmacist application?

Initial applications are for those who want to become a Maryland Licensed Pharmacists and do not hold any Pharmacists Licenses in any other state. These are often for anyone who just recently graduated from Pharmacy School or recently came to the United States.

A reciprocity application is for those who already have a Pharmacist License in another state and wish to obtain a Maryland Pharmacist License.

Initial applicants:
1.            Graduates of an ACPE approved pharmacy school
2.            Graduates of a foreign pharmacy school

Reciprocity applicants:
                Pharmacists who are licensed in another state and have earned 520 pharmacy practice hours