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Board inspectors completed 2,833 visits this fiscal year as agency pushes to meet four‑year inspection goal
Summary
The committee received an annual update showing inspectors completed 2,833 visits through May 15, 2025, and that every pharmacy licensed more than four years has received a routine inspection. Inspectors cited education as a major enforcement tool; routine inspection outcomes ranged from no violations to written notices.
The Enforcement and Compounding Committee of the California State Board of Pharmacy on June 11 heard an annual report on the board’s inspection program showing 2,833 inspections completed as of May 15, 2025 and a multi‑year target to inspect every licensed pharmacy at least once every four years.
Julie Ansell, deputy executive officer, told the committee the inspections program is intended “simply put, it’s really consumer protection.” She said inspections serve both to assess compliance and to educate licensees, and that the board offers resources such as an “ask an inspector” telephone and email service, a video on how to prepare for an inspection, a pharmacy‑inspection brochure and a board self‑assessment tool.
Ansell gave a breakdown of activity this fiscal year: 2,833 total inspections through May 15, 2025; the board averages about 2,950 inspections annually over five years and expects that number to rise…
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