Kentucky Board of Pharmacy Suspends Wilson Family Pharmacy
Summary
The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy has issued an emergency suspension order for Wilson Family Pharmacy INC and pharmacist owner Jigna G Patel, effective August 15, 2025. The suspension follows preliminary findings of serious violations, including inadequate security of prescription drugs and dispensing medication without valid prescriptions, posing an imminent risk to public health.
What changed
The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy has issued an emergency suspension order against Wilson Family Pharmacy INC and its owner, pharmacist Jigna G Patel, effective August 15, 2025. This action stems from preliminary findings of serious violations, including inadequate security and control of prescription drugs, and the dispensing and distribution of medication without valid prescriptions. The Board determined that the pharmacy's continued operation posed an imminent risk to public health, safety, and welfare.
This suspension requires the pharmacy to cease operations immediately. Affected patients are advised to contact their healthcare providers for prescription refills or new prescriptions. The investigation into the matter is ongoing, and the Board is committed to holding pharmacies and pharmacists accountable for maintaining standards of practice to protect citizens. Compliance officers should note that this is an emergency action, indicating a high level of risk identified by the Board.
What to do next
- Patients affected by the suspension should contact their healthcare providers for prescription refills or new prescriptions.
- Entities involved in the ongoing investigation should cooperate fully with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.
Penalties
Emergency suspension of pharmacy license and pharmacist owner's license.
Source document (simplified)
BoardMembers JasonBelcher,Consumer MeredithFigg,PharmD RonPoole,RPh AnthonyB.Tagavi,PharmD JonathanVanLahr,RPh KimberlyS.Croley,PharmD ExecutiveDirector ChristopherP.Harlow,PharmD KENTUCKYBOARDOFPHARMACY StateOfficeBuildingAnnex,Suite300 125HolmesStreet FrankfortKY40601 Phone(502)564‐7910 Fax(502)696‐3806 http://pharmacy.ky.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Thursday, August 21, 2025 Christopher Harlow Executive Director (502) 564-7910 christopher.harlow@ky.gov Frankfort, Ky. (August 21, 2025) – Update from the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy regarding the emergency suspension orders for Wilson Family Pharmacy INC and pharmacist owner Jigna G Patel. The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy has issued an emergency suspension order on Wilson Family Pharmacy INC and pharmacist owner Jigna Patel effective August 15, 2025. The suspension orders follow the filing of a grievance against the pharmacy and pharmacist and a subsequent investigation which was reviewed by the Board’s Case Review Panel. Preliminary findings indicate serious violations of state and federal law, including inadequate security and control of prescription drugs, as well as dispensing and distribution of medication without valid prescriptions. The Case Review Panel determined that continued operation of the pharmacy posed an imminent risk to public health, safety and welfare for citizens of the Commonwealth. The investigation remains ongoing. The Board of Pharmacy is committed to holding pharmacies and pharmacists accountable to the standards of practice and will take all necessary steps to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth. Patients affected by this action should contact their healthcare providers directly to arrange for refills or new prescriptions. The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy’s mission is to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare through effective regulation of the practice of Pharmacy. It is the job of the Board to find out what happened and take appropriate action to ensure the safety of the people of Kentucky. To request any public record for this case, please continue to the following link and complete an official Open Records Request and email to pharmacy.board@ky.gov: https://pharmacy.ky.gov/Documents/2021%20Open%20Records%20Form.pdf AndyBeshear Governor
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