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Maine Board of Pharmacy censures and suspends license of pharmacist Benjamin Okafor
Summary
After an adjudication hearing in case 2025-PHA-20692, the Maine Board of Pharmacy found that Benjamin Okafor failed to maintain controls to prevent prescription misfills and voted to censure him, suspend his license for 30 days (time served) and place him on 10 yearsprobation with a Continuous Quality Improvement requirement.
The Maine Board of Pharmacy concluded following evidence and witness testimony on Aug. 13, 2025, that licensee Benjamin Okafor engaged in unprofessional conduct by failing to establish and maintain effective controls to prevent prescription misfills and by failing to address or attempt to resolve a prescription error and a situation of potential harm. The Board voted to issue a censure, suspend his license for 30 days (time already served due to an earlier emergency suspension), and place him on probation for 10 years during which he must participate in a Continuous Quality Improvement program.
Hearing Officer Rebekah Smith convened the second day of the adjudication hearing in case 2025-PHA-20692 at 8:36 a.m. Counsel for the licensee were Kelly Hoffman and William Campbell; Assistant Attorneys General Nicole Sawyer and Katie Warwick represented Board staff. The minutes record that the Board confirmed members' access to exhibits and then deliberated after presentation of evidence. The Board's written finding stated the violations as failures to maintain effective controls to prevent misfills and to address a prescription error that was apparent or should have been apparent to the pharmacist. The hearing adjourned at 2:14 p.m.
The Boardaction is recorded in the meeting minutes as a formal discipline decision tied to case 2025-PHA-20692. The minutes do not record the detailed vote tally by member for the disciplinary motion, but they record the sanctions (censure; 30-day suspension, time served; 10-year probation) and the requirement that Mr. Okafor engage in a Continuous Quality Improvement program as a condition of probation.
