Sunday, August 25, 2013

Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy v. Flourish Integrative Pharmacy, LLC and Christopher Darwin Rice disciplinary action for not being registered in New Mexico and dispensing mis-filled injectable

OSBP vs. Flourish Integrative Pharmacy, LLC #1-5179 – Case No. 1195:
 The Board was called to order by President Gourley to hear the case of Flourish Integrative
Pharmacy.  Mr. Jerrod Roberts was present as  Representative and owner of Flourish Integrative
Pharmacy and chose to appear without Counsel. Mr. Roberts is also the Pharmacist in Charge at the
pharmacy.
 Assistant Attorney General, Brinda White presented the Board with the Complaint for review. 
The Board of Pharmacy received notification from the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy that they had
received a complaint on the Respondent pharmacy and that they were not registered with the New
Mexico Board as a non-resident pharmacy.  The Respondent pharmacy had dispensed a miss-filled
injectable medication to a patient in New Mexico.
 Ms. White presented the Board with an Agreed Order.  If the Board accepts the Agreed Order,
The Respondent would agree to the following terms:  Respondent neither admits nor denies guilt on
Counts 1 and 2.  The Respondent would agree to pay a fine of $1500.00 per count on Counts 1 and 2
for a total of $3,000.00 which would be due immediately.
 Motion was made by Dr. John Lassiter and seconded by Dr. Greg Adams to accept the Agreed
Order.  Motion passed on roll call vote.

OSBP vs. Christopher Darwin Rice, D.Ph. #14993 – Case No. 1196:
 The Board was called to order by President Gourley to hear the case of Chris Rice.  Mr. Rice
was present and chose to appear without Counsel.
 Assistant Attorney General, Brinda White presented the Board with the Complaint for review.
The Board of Pharmacy received notification from the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy that they had
received a complaint on Flourish Integrative Pharmacy.  The patient had been given an injectable that
had been improperly filled and that the pharmacy was not registered with them as a non-resident
pharmacy.  Mr. Rice was the verifying pharmacist for this prescription.
 Ms. White then presented the Board with an Agreed Order.  If the Board accepts the Agreed
Order, Mr. Rice would agree to the following terms:  Mr. Rice would neither admit nor deny guilt on
Counts 3-5.  He would agree to pay a fine of $1,000.00 per count on Counts 3-5 for a total of Page 6 of 6
$3,000.00 which would be due immediately.
 Motion made by Dr. John Lassiter and seconded by Dr. Greg Adam to accept the Agreed
Order on both cases.  Motion passed on roll call vote


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