Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy Takes Action Against R. Allen Martin, DPh #7720 for compounding issues

R. Allen Martin, DPh #7720 – Case No. 1406: Admitted to guilt on 13 counts and neither admits nor denies guilt on the remaining 11 counts, including engaging in drug compounding without being familiar with all details of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) compounding standards; willfully making a false representation in procuring or attempting to procure for itself, or for another, licensure under the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act; failing to have sufficient knowledge, education, and/ or experience in the practice of sterile compounding preparation pharmacy; failing to ensure preparations are of acceptable strength, quality, and purity; failing to verify all critical processes; failing to ensure appropriate stability evaluation is performed or establishing reliable beyonduse dating; failing to perform the final check of preparations prior to their release from the pharmacy; failing to ensure that all compounders who compound sterile pharmaceuticals meet all requirements for training, testing, and education; failing to have available written policies and procedures for all steps in the compounding of preparations; and failing to use total aseptic techniques, including gowning, mask, and hairnet when preparing high-risk level compounded sterile preparations (CSP). $5,000 fine. License placed on probation for five years until June 15, 2021. Must attend eight-hour law seminar in 2016 and 2017. All live continuing education (CE) during probation.

source Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy October 2016 Newsletter