California Board of Pharmacy panel hears petition to end pharmacist Bruce Uch’s probation; no decision made

SACRAMENTO — The Board of Pharmacy’s Disciplinary Petition Committee on May 21 heard testimony and documentary evidence in a petition by pharmacist Bunnan (Bruce) Uch asking for early termination of his five‑year probation, but the committee made no oral decision. An administrative law judge closed the hearing record and the case was submitted for written decision.

The petition concerns a 2020 accusation that alleged extensive regulatory failures at pharmacies linked to Uch, including falsified dispensing records, failures to label or retain prescriptions, unsecured controlled‑substance ordering and unexplained inventory shortages. Deputy Attorney General Christina Jarvis, who presented the petition packet to the committee, described the allegations as broad and said they “defy easy characterization.”

Why it matters: if granted, early termination would remove several probationary restrictions on Uch’s pharmacist license (RPH48460). The accusation and settlement stem from conduct the board described as involving multiple pharmacies and large inventory discrepancies for controlled and dangerous drugs — matters that go to public safety and pharmacy‑practice compliance.

At the hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings’ assigned judge, Wim…