The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy (SOBP) has issued its Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report.
The SOBP licenses and regulates more than 70,000 pharmacy professionals – including pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and technicians – and sites where dangerous drugs, medical marijuana, and home medical equipment are purchased and stored prior to delivery to a patient. The sites licensed by the SOBP include, but are not limited to, retail pharmacies, medical marijuana dispensaries, home medical equipment service providers, hospitals, drug wholesalers, prescriber offices, drug manufacturers, veterinary clinics, nursing homes, prisons and jails, emergency medical service organizations, medical gas distributors, and pain management clinics.
The SOBP is also charged with preventing, detecting, and investigating the diversion of dangerous drugs, including controlled substances. The SOBP investigates and presents evidence of violations of federal or state drug laws by any person and refers them for prosecution (O.R.C. Chapter 2925.) and/or for administrative action. This includes investigations of physicians, nurses, dentists or other individuals that may not be licensed by the SOBP.