Relating to the inspection of compounding pharmacies, and making penalties applicable

This bill relates to the investigation and remediation of infractions at compounding facilities (facility) engaging in the compounding of nonsterile preparations. The bill requires an inspector employed by the board of pharmacy (board) who discovers during the course of an inspection that a facility engaging in the compounding of nonsterile preparations is out of compliance with the United States pharmacopeia general chapter 795 to notify the pharmacist in charge of the infraction. If an inspector discovers at a subsequent inspection that the infraction has not been corrected, the bill requires the inspector to provide comprehensive instruction regarding the infraction and the correction of the infraction to the pharmacist in charge. If an inspector discovers at a third inspection that an infraction has not been corrected, the bill requires the inspector to prescribe mandatory education for the correction of the infraction to the pharmacist in charge. The bill allows the board to impose a single fee of not more than $500, adjusted for inflation, on a facility that fails to correct an infraction as provided in the bill. The bill makes records relating to the investigation and remediation of infractions pursuant to the bill confidential records that are not subject to examination by the public.