SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION
BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
In the Matter of:
Concierge Compounding
ORDER
Pharmaceuticals,
Applicant.
This matter came before the State Board of Pharmacy ("Board") for hearing on June 19,
2013 as a result of the non-resident pharmacy permit application ("Application") of Concierge
Compounding Pharmaceuticals (HApplicant"). Applicant was duly noticed to appear due to a
prior criminal action. Sally Chi a, Pharmacist-in-Charge, and Hootan Melamed, Permit Holder,
appeared on behalf of the Applicant. Applications of this type are governed by S.C. Code Ann.
§§40-43-83, 40-43-86, 40-43-89 (1976, as amended), and South Carolina Code of Regulations,
Reg. 99-43, as amended.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Applicant is located in Henderson, Nevada.
2. Applicant submitted an application for a nonresident pharmacy permit, which application
was received on February 21, 2013 ("Application").
3. Applicant's proposed pharmacist-in-charge is Sally Chia ("PIC"). The PIC is licensed in
Nevada with license number 180l3.
4. Applicant answered "yes" to question, 2 on the Application, related to a criminal
prosecution. In 1999, Melamed pled guilty to a felony for conspiracy to commit