During their August 12, 2015 meeting, the Board reviewed and approved its Annual Report for 2015, dated July 1, 2015. Highlights from this year's report include:
- There were 45,063 active credentials under management, an increase of 5.1% from the previous year.
- Approximately 74% of the pharmacies in the state were inspected at least once during the year.
- The members and staff closed 442 complaints during the year, exceeding the number filed during the year and reducing some of the pending caseload.
- The Board disciplined 144 credentials during the year, including 43 pharmacists, 32 technicians, and 39 pharmacies.
- The Board completed six regulatory projects and an additional three projects were pending.
- The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) database receives approximately 1 million prescription transactions from the pharmacies every month; the database has approximately 87.2 million prescriptions available for review.
- The program averages approximately 6,000 queries per day - 70% from prescribers and 30% from dispensers.
The Annual Report for 2015 is avalable here. Copies of previous annual reports can be found in the Public Library section of the Board's website.