Continuing Pharmacy Education

CPE

pharmacy

Updated 5/15/2026

Definition

Ongoing education required for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to maintain licensure and stay current with advances in pharmacy practice. CPE credits are tracked through the NABP CPE Monitor system and reported to state boards of pharmacy for license renewal.

Standard Abbreviation

CPE

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  cpe VARCHAR(100),  -- Continuing Pharmacy Education (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cpe as continuing_pharmacy_education
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

PBM claims adjudication and drug utilization review
Controlled substance monitoring and DEA compliance
Pharmacy data warehouse and ETL pipeline design
Prior authorization and step therapy workflows
Medicare Part D reporting and CMS submissions

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
cpe

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cpe          VARCHAR(100),  -- Continuing Pharmacy Education (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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