BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY OF SOUTH Ct\ROLINA
In the Matter of:
BOOTHWYN PHARMACY INC
2341 CHICHESTER AVE
BOOTHWYNt
PA 19061 ORDER TO CEASE AW':O~ESIST
Respondent.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT:
WHEREAS, the Board is charged with promoting, preserving and protecting the health, safety
and welfare of the public by and through the effective control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy,
the licensure, permitting, control and regulation of all sites or persons, in or out of this State, that
distribute, manufacture, possess or sell drugs or devices within this State, and
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy
(hereinafter "the Board") that Boothwyn Pharmacy, a non-resident pharmacy, has distributed drugs to
patients by shipping medications into South Carolina and therefore is in violation of S.C. Code Ann. §
.,
40-43-30(14), 40-43-84(A) (Supp.2003) and Reg.99-43 and
WHEREAS, it is unlawful to engage in the sale, purchase, or trade of a drug, or offer to sell,
purchase, or trade a drug, or the dispensing of a drug unless permitted in this State and
WHEREAS, you are not currently auth6rized by the Board to have charge of, engage in, or carry
on, for yourself or another, the sale of prescription drug orders anywhere within this State pursuant to
S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-83 or 40-43-80; and
WHEREAS, this Order is authorized by § S.C. Code Ann. §§ 40-43-60; 40-43-150(B), 40-43
140,40-1-100, and 40-1-120 (Supp. 2003).
THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED AND EXPRESSLY ORDERED to
immediately cease and desist from shipping drugs into the State of South Carolina until as required by
S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-83 and such time, if ever, as you may be properly authorized by the Board in
accordance with law.
VIOLATIONS MAYBE PUNISHED BY THE IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES IN
AMOUNTS UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLALRS ($10,000.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION AND
CRIMINAL PENALTIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE FINES OR IMPRISONMENT, AS
PROVIDED BY LAW.
SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF PHARMACY
May 3, 2013 8y:~~,~'L P'ikeAnD Bundrick, R.Ph.
Board Administrator
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