United Pharmacists Network, Inc.
California Board of Pharmacy Compliance Program
Over the past three years, the Board of Pharmacy has issued over 500 citations and $1 million in fines each year. In response to this, UPNI has developed a Pharmacy Compliance Program.
Our goal is to have pharmacies use this manual, so they may become efficient, organized and compliant thus reducing the time a Board inspector is at the site. This will benefit you, the pharmacist/owner, by reducing your exposure to citations and fines. The Pharmacy Compliance Manual will equalize the playing field between chain pharmacies and independent community pharmacies by allowing you to become just as organized as them.
Top Citations/Fines:
- Missing pharmacy staff name tags
- Missing QA program
- Missing QA Incident Reports
- Missing Substance Abuse Policy & Procedure
- Missing Pharmacy Technician Job Description
- C-II Prescriptions filled with C-III thru C-V prescriptions
- Controlled Substance Biennial Inventory
- Self-Assessment
- Controlled invoices not separated from non-controlled invoices
Also, in their recent newsletter “the Board is encouraging pharmacies to have their PIC prepare a binder… in which relevant documentation is kept in an easy-to-find location in the pharmacy”. You’ll find that our Pharmacy Compliance Manual addresses all these topics so all you have to do is go through the checklist and insert the documents pertinent to your site.
We want YOUR priority to be on patient care, let UPNI take care of this for you. It’s convenient, beneficial, and affordable!!! Please call us if you are interested or have any questions, and we’ll be happy to drop one off today!