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June 2017 Sunset Advisory Commission
Board Enforcement Data
FY 2015ComplaintsDisposed
From the Public 697
From Staff 5,258
Total Complaints Disposed 5,955
Subject of Complaints*
Pharmacy 1,915
Pharmacist 693
Intern 109
Pharmacy Technician 1,208
Technician Trainee 1,990
Non-Licensee 40
Total 5,955
Resolved Complaints by Disposition
No Action 245
Dismissed** 1,341
Referred to Another Agency 31
Registration Expired 184
Pharmacy Closed 42
Verbal Warning 87
Application Withdrawn 219
Investigation, No Disciplinary Action 2,128
Disciplinary Order or Remedial Plan 700
Other 978
Total 5,955
Disciplinary Orders
Probation 146
Administrative Penalty 229
Formal Reprimand 91
Suspension 50
Revocation 95
Other*** 16
Total**** 627" Enforcement. The board investigates complaints against
licensees and registrants and takes disciplinary action
for violations of board statute or rule. The board may
impose administrative penalties, a probation period, or
monitoring requirements, or may suspend or revoke a
license or registration for serious violations. The board
also monitors pharmacists, interns, pharmacy technicians,
and technician trainees found to be impaired in order to
ensure they address substance abuse issues and are able
to work safely in a pharmacy. At the end of fiscal year
2015, the board was monitoring 167 impaired licensees
and registrants. The table, BoardEnforcement Data, details
the number, subject, and disposition of complaints in
fiscal year 2015.
" Prescription Monitoring Program. In 2015, the
Legislature transferred the operation of the state's
Prescription Monitoring Program from the Department
of Public Safety to the board, effective September 1,2016.
The program monitors the prescribing and dispensing of
controlled substances in order to protect patient safety
and prevent drug abuse and theft. Under the program,
the board will manage a statewide database of prescribers
and individuals receiving prescriptions for controlled
substances, and print and distribute the special, higher-
security prescription pads on which the most addictive
controlled substance prescriptions must be written.* Includes licensees/registrants and applicants.
** Includes inspections or investigations closed with a dismissal/
warning letter, preliminary notice letters with application
withdrawn, preliminary notice letters closed with a dismissal
letter, and informal settlement conferences resulting in
dismissal.
*** Includes modifications of existing board orders and license
restrictions.
**** Some disciplinary orders resolve multiple complaints.
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Ogle, Steven; Schiff, Tamara; Hartley, Cee & Teleki, Katharine. Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Pharmacy, report, June 2017; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1033475/m1/30/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.