During their August 6, 2014 meeting, the Board reviewed and approved its Annual Report for 2014, dated July 1, 2014. Highlights from this year's report include:
- There were 42,874 active credentials under management, an increase of 9.5% from the previous year.
- Approximately 70% of the pharmacies in the state were inspected at least once during the year.
- The members and staff closed 482 complaints during the year, exceeding the number filed during the year and reducing some of the pending caseload.
- The Board disciplined 182 credentials during the year, including 65 pharmacists, 47 technicians, and 36 pharmacies.
- The Board completed six regulatory projects and an additional three projects were pending.
- The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) database receives approximately 1 million prescription transactions from the pharmacies every month; the database has approximately 74.5 million prescriptions available for review.
- The program averages approximately 3,000 queries per day from prescribers and dispensers, at a ratio of approximately 3:1.
The
Annual Report for 2014 is avalable here. Copies of previous annual reports can be found in the Public Library section of the Board's website.
