SEP 05,
2014
That’s the question being asked by pharmacists throughout Ohio as
a recent change in that state’s law allows the governor to appoint a pharmacy
director with no experience in the field.
Earlier this year, Gov.
appointed a new director of the state’s Board
of Health who does not hold a medical degree. Then, according to the , he offered the job of directing
the state pharmacy board to state Rep. , R-Napoleon, who turned it down.
“To us, as pharmacists, we strongly believe (the director) needs
to be a pharmacist,” Ernie Boyd, spokesperson for the Ohio Pharmacy Association
spokesman told
the . “We feel that it’s a pretty
important public position that requires a pretty specific knowledge base.”
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