NOT one of the pharmacists or pharmacies contacted by The Oklahoman responded to interview requests regarding their recent troubles with the Oklahoma State Pharmacy Board. Perhaps that reluctance was understandable, given the magnitude of their mistakes.
Reporter Andrew Knittle reviewed pharmacy board records covering 2010 through 2014 and found that the oversight agency had levied 21 fines of more than $20,000. In some cases, pharmacies had allowed thousands of powerful painkillers to go missing — especially egregious lapses considering Oklahoma’s efforts to curb the state’s problem with prescription drug abuse. more
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