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Board holds orientation for first‑time pharmacy managers; emphasizes inventory, reporting and patient safety
Summary
New pharmacy managers attending the meeting received an on‑record orientation covering manager responsibilities: minimum hours, tech ratios, perpetual inventory, diversion reporting, PMP uploads, recordkeeping, and where to find resources such as FDA MedWatch and the Haven Health Program.
The Connecticut Board of Pharmacy conducted an on‑record orientation for first‑time pharmacy managers that covered common inspection pitfalls, managerial responsibilities and resources to support practice and patient safety.
Chair Angelo DiFazio addressed the cohort of newly appointed managers and outlined recurring problems the board sees during inspections, saying managerial oversight is often the root cause of storewide compliance failures. "There was one thing that cost all those things, and that was poor leadership," DiFazio told the managers.
Why it matters: The board used practical examples from recent enforcement cases to show how lapses in recordkeeping, perpetual‑inventory reconciliation, and staff supervision can escalate into enforcement actions…
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