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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 119. and 4729.
of the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy will determine whether or not to
take action against its license. Prior to any such action, you are entitled to a hearing before
the State Board of Pharmacy on the basis of the following allegations:
(1) Records of the Board of Pharmacy indicate that Ringer Professional Pharmacy is
licensed with the State Board of Pharmacy as a Terminal Distributor of Dangerous
Drugs and Keith Allen Kuba is the Responsible Pharmacist pursuant to Rule [4729-5-
11 or 4729-17-02] of the Ohio Administrative Code and Sections 4729.27 and
4729.55 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(3) Ringer Professional Pharmacy did, from April 30, 2007, through August 8, 2009, fail
to provide effective and approved controls and procedures to deter and detect theft
and diversion of dangerous drugs, to wit: the pharmacy allowed non-pharmacists to
have access to the dangerous drug stock of Ringer Professional Pharmacy when
pharmacists did not provide personal supervision and adequate safeguards to prevent
diversion. The pharmacy had a shortage of 36,744 tablets of Schedule II and III
Controlled Substances during this time period. A technician has admitted to Board
agents that she stole controlled substances. No procedures were in place to detect
the diversion. Such conduct is in violation of Rule 4729-9-05 of the Ohio
Administrative Code, and if proven constitutes violating a rule of the Board within the
meaning of Section 4729.57 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Ringer Professional Pharmacy
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Notice of Opportunity
For these reasons, the State Board of Pharmacy will determine whether to take action
pursuant to Section 4729.57 of the Ohio Revised Code.
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that Section 4729.57 of the Ohio Revised Code provides in
pertinent part:
(A) The State Board of Pharmacy may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license
issued to a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs pursuant to section 4729.54 of
the Revised Code, or may impose a monetary penalty or forfeiture not to exceed in
severity any fine designated under the Ohio Revised Code for a similar offense or one
thousand dollars if the acts committed have not been classified as an offense by the
Revised Code, for any of the following causes:
(4) Violating any provision of the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, or Chapter 3715. of the
Revised Code;
(5) Violating any provision of the federal drug abuse control laws or
Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code;
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 119. and 4729. of
the Ohio Revised Code, that you are entitled to a hearing before the Ohio State Board of
Pharmacy, if you request such a hearing within thirty (30) days of the time of the mailing of
this notice.
IF YOUR FACILITY DESIRES A HEARING, such request shall be mailed to the State Board of
Pharmacy, 77 South High Street, Room 1702, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6126. YOUR REQUEST
MUST BE IN WRITING, AND MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF
PHARMACY ON OR PRIOR TO THE THIRTIETH (30TH) DAY FOLLOWING THE MAILING DATE OF
THIS NOTICE. You may appear at such hearing in person, by or with your attorney, or you may
present the facility's position, arguments or contentions in writing; and, at this hearing, you
may also present evidence and examine any witnesses appearing for and against the facility.
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that if there is no request for such a hearing received by the
Board on or prior to the thirtieth (30th) day following the mailing of this notice, the Ohio State
Board of Pharmacy, upon consideration of the aforementioned allegations against your
facility, may take action without such a hearing.
WTW:vf (D-100312-103)
Publication of this document does not necessarily mean that the pharmacist or other person
mentioned in the document did what he/she is being accused of.