Prescription Drug Abuse PreventionCalifornia State Board of Pharmacy

Stan Weisser, R.Ph.President

California State Board of Pharmacywww.pharmacy.ca.gov

Statutory Mandate

• Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California State Board of Pharmacy in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.

California Business and Professions Code section 4001.1

Precedential Decision

It’s The Law Corresponding Responsibility

Red Flags

Prosecution

Most Frequently Lost

• Hydrocodone products

• Oxycontin • Alprazolam • Promethazine &

Codeine

2013 Drug LossesType of Loss Reported

Quantity Reported to the Board

Armed Robbery 100,485Customer Theft 5,503

Employee Pilferage 358,022Lost In Transit 869,121Night Break In 491,192

Other 397,484Operational Error 472

Rx Filled But Not Authorized 60Unknown 4,285

Forged/Fraudulent Rx 280Loss-In-House 2,000

Type of Loss Not Reported 61,646Total Losses Reported to

the Board2,290,550

Who Is Stealing?

• Pharmacy technicians

• Clerks• Delivery drivers • Pharmacists• Robbers• Burglars

Educating Pharmacists

• 17 % of pharmacists registered with CURES

• DEA presentation at pharmacy board January meeting

• Joint Educational programs with DEA– 4 held last July– 2 held this January

Educating Consumers

New public service announcement Click Here For Video

Educating Consumers

Website page• Videos• Free, downloadable

materials• Website linkswww.pharmacy.ca.gov

Ongoing Work

• Provide materials to educate pharmacists and the public– Public Service

Announcements– Videos– Brochures– Media outreach– Subscriber alerts

Communication & Public Education Committee

Ongoing Work

Mission

• Promote prevention and treatment of prescription drug abuse - particularly controlled substances

• Provide education to practitioners and the public on prescription drug misuse

• Optimize the widespread use

of tools such as CURES

Meeting presenters

• San Diego Task Force• CURES• County of Orange Health Care

Agency: Orange County Coalition

• Placer County Youth Coalition

NEXT MEETING: May 28 in San Diego

Prescription Drug Abuse Subcommittee