http://www.ocala.com/article/20121211/ARTICLES/121219933/-1/entertainment02?p=1&tc=pg
Fla. pharmacy board wants drug compounders to get permits
From the article…
While the Board of Pharmacy works on creating a permitting process for compounders, a key state health official admitted Tuesday that health inspectors may not be up to the task of inspecting compounders to ensure the medicines they are making are safe.
Board members during the meeting also expressed frustration with how to ensure out-of-state pharmacies remain safe and follow good practices. Florida law doesn’t allow for Florida inspectors to travel outside the state for inspections nor can they force other states to conduct more frequent inspections or meet Florida compounding standards.
I may be missing the point here… but… if they have no way to enforce/verifying the state’s regulations on a out of state pharmacy.. should they be issuing a out of state license to a pharmacy for compounding? Is the revenue from out of state pharmacies for licensing that important to funding the state’s operation ?
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