Pharmacy Commission Meeting Minutes and Actions

Page - 1 - of 6 STATE OF CON NECTI CUT DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISS ION O F PHAR MACY October 30, 2024 10:00 a.m. The reg ular meet ing of the Co mmissi on of P harmacy was c alled to order by Commissioner DeFazio. The meet ing w as conducted b y physical attendan ce. Commissioners Prese nt: Angelo DeFazio, Chairperson Richard Ca rbray Debb ie Chisolm Ann Taylor Mary Inguant i Kristin L inder Staff P resent: Gina Samples, Board Adminis trator New Ph armacy A ppli cat ion (s) Living Well LTC Pharmacy LLC 85 Comm erce St reet Glastonbury, C T 06 033 Sameer Sharaf, Pharmacy Manag er Commission Action: Commissioner Carbray moved, seconded by Commissioner Ch isolm, and p assed by a vo te of 6- 0, to approve the above r equest with chang e to install an addition al window for cus tomer acc ess, for a new p harmac y pre mise prov ided all the requirem ents set forth a in the Connecti cut Pharmacy and Drug Laws as enforced by the Commission of Pharmacy are met. Ph arm a cy Re m odels (s) CV S Pharmac y # 1966 1057 Bos ton Post Road Guilford, CT 06437 Geneviev e Robinso n, Distri ct Leader Commission Action: C ommissione r Carb ray mov ed, se con de d by Commissioner Chis olm to approve the above remode l re quest p assed, by a vote of 6- 0 t o and prov ided all the requ irements set for th in the Connecticut Pharmacy and Drug Law s as enforced by the Commission of Pharmacy ar e met.

Page - 2 - of 6 Le gal Case N umber: 2022-1346 Walgree ns #03359; PCY.000 1539 Attorney Michael And o presented this case. Respon dent is a Connecticu t Pharmacy investig ated follow ing a routine non - ster ile compoundin g pharmacy inspec tion. Respo ndent pharmacy is alle ged to failed to maint ain the enti re pharma cy prem ises, its compon ents an d cont ents in a clean, orderl y and sanitary conditi on, and to hav e fail ed to d emon strate adheren ce to provisio ns of the United States Pharm acopeia, Chapt er 795, Pharmaceut i cal C ompounding — Nonster ile Preparations. Pro pos ed Res olut ion: Counsel for Drug Cont rol p roposes a settlem ent in which Respond ent sh all pay a voluntary monetary payment amount of $2,500. Respondent shall also comply with a ll laws related to closu res, pharmacy mana ger, and related notific ations. Commission Acti on: Commissioner I nguanti is step down, Commissioner Taylor moved, seconded by Commissioner Carbray and passed by a vote of 5-0 to accept and app rove th e afore ment ioned settle ment ag reeme nt. Case Numb er: 202 2-16 36 Wal greens # 05406; PC Y.000176 8 Attorney Michael And o presented this case. Respon dent is a Connecticu t Pharmacy investig ated follow ing notice of unschedul ed pha rmacy closure s. Respo ndent ph armacy is all eged to failed to have clo sed mo re than one cal endar d ay fo r any un schedule d clo sure, and to have had more t han t wo unsche duled pharmacy closure s in a thirty -day pe riod. Pro pos ed Res olut ion: Counsel for Dr ug Contr ol pro poses a settlem ent in which R esponden t shall pay a voluntary monetary payment amount of $500, which has been paid. Respondent further agrees to notify the Commission of Pharmacy of changes in pharmacy managem ent as requir ed by la w and ensure manag er dutie s are carried out even durin g transition p eriods. Commission Acti on: Commi ssioner Inguanti moved, seconded by Commissioner Taylor and pa ssed b y a vote of 6- 0 to acc ept an d app rove the afo rementio ned se ttlemen t agreem ent. Case Numb er: 202 2-19 12 Wal greens # 06757; PC Y.0001838 Attorney Michael And o presented this case. Respon dent is a Connecticu t Pharmacy investig ated follow ing a consumer complaint concerni ng several unexpe cted closur es. Respond ent pharm acy is alleged to have close d more t han on e cale ndar day for an y un scheduled closin g, closed more than twice in any thirty - day period, fai led to repo rt each closin g of the prescrip tion department wit hin 72 hours after c losing, comply with notifi cation requi remen ts for a change in ph armacy m anagemen t, and fail ed to comply with pharmacy record require ments by making complete presc ription record s immediat ely av ailable to a ne arby p harmacy when t he ph armacy department clos ed temporarily.

Page - 3 - of 6 Pro pos ed Res olut ion: Counsel for Dr ug Contr ol pro poses a settlem ent in which R esponden t shall pay a voluntary monetary payment amount of $12,000, implement and maintain improved Standa rd Oper ating Pro cedur es re lating to in - pro cess p rescri ptions th at allow patients t o acc ess pres criptions in al ternate lo cations as n eeded, not ify inquir ing patients o f such policies, and train and advise staff on suc h policies and procedu res to en sure patient access to in - proce ss prescrip tions at this locat ion and any locati on that may a bsorb pati ents i n the ev ent of an uns cheduled closu re. Commission Acti on: Commi ssioner Taylor moved, seconde d by Commissioner Ingua nti and p assed by a vo te of 6-0 to accept and approve the a foremen tioned s ettlement agreem ent. Case N umber: 2 02 3- 541 W algreens #09784; PCY.0001 465 Attorney Michael And o presented this case. Respon dent is a Connecticu t Pharmacy investig ated follow ing a routine complian ce insp ection at the location. Resp ondent Ph armacy is al leged to have violat ed unschedu led cl osing re quiremen ts by cl osing m ore th an on e calend ar day and more than twice in a ny thirty - day period, failed to report e ach unscheduled closing p harmacy within 72 ho urs, and fail ed to have dispensing pharmaci sts docum ent refill information for Schedu le III, IV, and V control led substan ces as required under state la w and regulat ions. Pro pos ed Res olut ion: Counsel for Dr ug Contr ol pro poses a settlem ent in which R esponden t shall pay a voluntary monetary payment amount of $5,000. Respondent shall additionally mainta in refill infor mation for Schedu le III, IV, and V Contro lled substances ins ide a bound logbook with appro priate signat ure b y disp ensing pharm acist fo r ea ch dispe nsation, and pro vide notific ation and training to s taff to ensure such logbook is appropria tely maintained. Commission Acti on: Commi ssioner Inguanti moved, seconded by Commissioner Taylor and pa ssed b y a vote of 6-0 t o accep t and appr ove the afo rementio ned se ttlemen t agreem ent.

Page - 4 - of 6 ‘First Time’ Phar macy Mana ger (s) The foll owing pharmaci sts present ed th emselv es to the Comm ission of Pharm acy as ‘first time’ pharmacy m anagers in the State of Conne cticut: Commiss ioner DeFaz io prov ided a summary of the respon sibilities that a first - time pharmacy manag er h as and a ppreciat ed th eir appea rance b efore the Commission. Commissione r DeFazio emphasized the importance of the pharmacy manag er’s role in contrast to the front - store man ager (in man y retail settin gs). Some responsi bilities in clude leadership, technic ian registration, license renewal s, repo rting pharma cy ope ration h ou rs, and presc ripti on error rep orting. Provided Information on utilizat i on of the Med - watch Progra m. Samanth a Nimri CVS Pharm acy – Be thel Brandyn Balzano Rite Aid Pharm acy – W alling ford Jean Johnson - S tewar t Health Com plex Medi cal – Woodbridge John Wozniak Walgreen s Ph ar mac y – East Haven Recipro city Inter view Can didate (s) The foll owing candidat es(s) were int erviewed over the tel ephone and atte sted that the inform ation provided was tru e and accurat e to th e best of their beli ef and understood that any misrepresentation o f the fact co uld result i n a fine and/or denial o f phar macist l icensur e in Co nnecticut. Yasmeen Alam Reciprocity fr om New Yo rk John M Bartlett Reciprocity fr om Massachu setts Charlotte M Catarsi Reciprocity fr om Virg inia Tarek H Elawa Reciprocity fr om Wisconsin Ya kun F u Reciprocity fr om New Yo rk Saipriya Gadiraju Reciprocity fr om Pennsylvania Jinna M in Reciprocity fr om Michi gan Rabya M Mirz a Reciprocity fr om N ew Jersey Mi T Phan R eciprocity from Maryl and Tomase llo J Ricc io Reciprocity fr om Rho de I sland Justyna S Sudy ka Reci procity from Massachu setts Jacqueli ne M Turner Recipro city from South Carol ina Esther E Ukpokpo Reciprocity from District of Columb ia Ric hard G Zaccon e Recipro city from Ma ssachusett s Commission Action: C ommissione r Carb ray moved, seconded by Commissioner Taylor and pa ssed b y a vote of 6-0 t o ac cept the above appl ication(s) for lice nsure by r eciprocity.

Page - 5 - of 6 Non - Res iden t New Ap plication Request (s) P harmacy A ppro val American Service and Product Inc dba ASAP Pharmacy – Orland Park, IL Get Rel ief RX LLC – Billings, MT GO MD Ph armacy LLC – Memp his, TN Medwiz Specialty Phar macy LLC – Woodridge, IL Pantherx Speci alty LLC dba Pant herx S pecialt y Pharm acy – Collierville, T N Commission Action: Commissioner Taylor moved Commissioner Carbray sec ond ed pa ssed by a vote of 6-0 to appr ove the abov e new non - resi dent ph armacy applicatio ns fo r licens ure. Non - Resident Applications – App roved with Addi tional Documen tation Accor d Specialty Pharma cy - Oran ge City FL A & S Pharma cy LLC dba Sp ecialty RXCare – Sugar Land, TX Dania Rex all Pharmacy & Medical Su pply Inc – Dani a Beach, F L Jas e Pha rmac ies LL C – West Jordan, UT Link Pharmacy C orp – Dallas, TX Premier Pharmacy – San Antonio, TX Prime H ealth In c dba The Chemist Sh op – Long Isl and City, NY Sb arro Am erica db a PRXP of C A LLC – Columbus, OH Commission Action: Commissioner Taylor moved Commiss ioner DeFazio sec ond ed pa ssed by a vote of 6-0 to appr ove the abov e non - resident pharm acy applic ations sub mitted with a dditional informatio n for lice nsure. Non - resident Applications Ph arm acy Not Approv ed Aurora Sp ecialty Pha rmacy – Menomonee Falls, WI Get Rel ief RX LLC – Billings, MT Horizon Pharmacy LLC – Warw ick, RI IVI Pharm acy In c dba Femme Fatale R X – Ca labasas, CA Medmetri cs Pharm acy L LC – Chandler, AZ Metro Drug s 3rd Aven ue Corpo ration – New Yo rk, NY Romat Ventures Inc d ba Alchem ist P harma – Thonotosassa, FL Striv e Pharmacy LLC – Gilbert, AZ Tabula Ra sa H ealthcar e Group In c db a Care kinesis – Moorestown, NJ Trulif e – Green Cove Springs, FL Vidrine Pharmac eutical G roup d ba Boudr eaux’s N ew Dr ug Stor e – Lak e Charles Commission Action: C ommi ssioner Ing uanti is requesti ng addit ional docu ments for the above non - r esident ph armacy applicat ions fo r furth er review.

Page - 6 - of 6 Request (s) for Non - Resident Ster ile Compounding Ser vices Rom an Hea lth Pharm acy L LC – Buffalo Grove, IL Commission Action: Commissioner Taylor move d Commissioner DeFazio sec ond ed pa ssed by a vote of 6-0 to approv e the req uest to add Sterile compound ing s ervices to the li cense. MISC Re quest Cindy L i Amendment App roved a ppeared on May 22, 20 24 for First Ti me Man ager’s Traini ng. App rova l to A ccept Commis sio n of Ph arma cy Me eting Minut e(s) Septembe r 25, 2 024 Commission Action: C ommissioner DeF azio motion to acc ept, Commissioner Ingua nti moved and seconded by Commissioner T aylo r, Commissioner L inder Abstained the motion passe d by a vote of 5-0 to acc ept. There being no further b usiness, Commission er DeFazio adjou rned the meeting. Commission Action: C ommissione r DeFazio motion to accept, Commissioner Ingua nti moved, seconded by Commission er DeFaz io sec onde d, and pa ssed b y a vote of 6-0 t o adjo urn. Res pect ively Submi tted, Angelo DeFa zio ______ _____ _ Angelo DeFazio, Chair person Prepared by Gina Samples ___ _________ Gina Samp les, Board Administr ator