Texas Board of Pharmacy orders $1,000 penalty for Odessa Regional pharmacy director over expired technician registration

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy on Aug. 5, 2025 voted to impose a $1,000 administrative penalty on William Frimpong, pharmacy director at Odessa Regional Medical Center, after an administrative law judge found Frimpong failed to properly supervise a pharmacy technician who worked with an expired registration. John, a board staff presenter, said staff prepared the board order consistent with Board Rule 281.65 and the informal conference panel recommendation.

The board’s action follows a Proposal for Decision (PFD) issued May 29, 2025 by an administrative law judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings in the contested case TSPP v. William Frimpong. The ALJ found by a preponderance of the evidence that Frimpong, while acting as the pharmacy’s pharmacist in charge (PIC), allowed a technician with an expired…