Virginia Bill 2312 Dealing With Compounding Introduced

On January 18, 2013,  VA Bill 2312, was introduced into legislation.  This bill includes new definitions and regulation of compounding. The bill would permit the Virginia Board of Pharmacy to revoke or suspend a pharmacy permit if the Board believes the actions of the pharmacy are of imminent threat to the citizens of the state. Language also is proposed that provides additional explanation to anticipatory compounding and defines compounding activities in "inordinate quantities" over anticipated patterns of prescribing and dispensing as manufacturing.

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Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Inspections Stats

From information provided by Cindy Hamilton, D. Ph. Chief Compliance Officer for the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, the Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy conducted 1173 inspections in 2011 and 1155 inspections in 2012.  Oklahoma has 1142 pharmacies and 400 facilities located in the State of Oklahoma.  These inspections include pharmacies and facilities (medical gas suppliers, wholesalers, manufacturers, etc.)  The Oklahoma Pharmacy Board  attempts  to inspect each registrant once a year unannounced.   However, for the past two years the Oklahoma Pharmacy Board has  been short a compliance officer. The board does not keep individual statistics on the number of compounding pharmacies inspected.