This is NOTICE of the regularly scheduled Board of Registration in Pharmacy Meeting

BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PHARMACY

PRELIMINARY MEETING AGENDA

November 20, 2012 – 10:30 am

239 Causeway Street

4th Floor, Rooms 417A and B

Boston, Massachusetts

1.  10:30 a.m. CALL TO ORDER

President James T. DeVita, RPh

2. 10.30 a.m. APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES

September 11, 2012

October 9, 2012

November 1, 2012

3. 10:35 a.m. APPLICATIONS and Other Notices (no handout/applications on file)

Assoc. Dir. Margaret Cittadino

§  New Community Pharmacy (1 )

Eaton Apothecary 2300, 20 Maverick Square, East Boston

§  New Nuclear Pharmacist (1 )

Rima Gerges-Maalouf, 25 Fairhaven Circle, Sudbury (PH22715)

§  Change of Manager ( 29 )

CVS 43, 474 Washington Street, Weymouth (DS3025)

CVS 217, 1900 Main Street, Tewksbury (DS3277)

CVS 518, 419 Main Street, Wareham (DS2491)

CVS 657, 400 Park Avenue, Worcester (DS89715)

CVS 720, 2235 Dorchester Avenue, Boston (DS1003)

CVS 844, 929 Main Street, Walpole (DS1402)

CVS 913, 19 Summer Street, Bridgewater (DS3437)

CVS 1006, 316 North Pearl Street, Brockton (DS2715)

CVS 1071, 400 Washington Street, Brookline (DS3044)

CVS 1199, 647 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury (DS1981)

CVS 1239, 110 Turnpike Street, North Andover (DS3377)

CVS 1257, 225 Bedford Street, East Bridgewater (DS1963)

CVS 1299, 25 Washington Street, Wellsley (DS89808)

CVS 1855, 66 South Main Street, Sharon (DS2901)

CVS 765, 399 Main Street, Southbridge (DS2910)

CVS 2401, 1880 Ocean Street, Marshfield (DS2957)

CVS 2500, 1075 Broadway Street, Saugus (DS3606)

CVS 5874, 631 Washington Street, Boston (DS3293)

Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy 191, Chelmsford (DS89694)

Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy 327, Lowell (DS89695)

Osco 7588, 1065 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston (DS3200)

Price Chopper Pharmacy 194, 72 Pullman Street, Worcester (DS3324)

Rite Aid 10191, 711 Main Street, Dennisport (DS2972)

Rite Aid 10170, 132 Granite Street, Quincy (DS3132)

Rite Aid 10060, 7 East Silver Street, Westfield (DS3036)

Walmart 10-1970, 280 Washington Street, Hudson (DS2743)

Walmart 10-2901, 180 North king Street, Northampton (DS3015)

Walmart 10-5380, 1775 Washington Street, Hanover (DS3353)

Walgreens 11797, 465 Cambridge Street, Alston (DS89665)

§  Renovation/Expansion ( 8 )

Andrews Pharmacy, 324 Weston Road, Wellesley (DS1429)

Conley’s Drug Store, 7 Railroad Avenue, Gloucester (DS89731)

CVS 153, 481 Lincoln Street, Worcester (DS24655)

CVS 498, 118 East Main Street, Webster (DS3346)

CVS 708, 676 Southbridge Street, Rt 12, Auburn (DS2706)

CVS 9, 197 Boston Turnpike, Rte 9, Shrewsbury (DS2926)

Duval’s Pharmacy, Inc., 571 Washington Street, Whitman (DS14942)

PharMerica, 1123 Pearl Street, Brockton (DS3599)

§  Retail Pharmacy Closing (8 )

Apothecare of Plymouth, 121-3 Camelot Drive, Plymouth (DS3481). All records and prescriptions will be transferred to Apothecare Pharmacy, LLC dba Apothecare South Shore, 720 Centre Street, Brockton (DS89820).

Big Y 68, 475 East Main Street, Westfield (DS3258). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 838,

427 East Main Street, Westfield (DS2786)

CVS 2395, 370 Lunenburg Street, Fitchburg (DS3221). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 1844, 454 Electric Avenue, Lunenburg (DS89666).

CVS 2424, 165 Mill Street, Leominster (DS3224). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 507, 63 Sack Boulevard, Leominster (DS2335).

CVS 2450, 176 West Street, Milford (DS3226). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 2254, 137 South Main Street, Milford (DS2866).

CVS 2461, 630 Plantation Street, Worcester (DS3229). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 153, 481 Lincoln Street, Worcester (DS2655).

CVS 2463, 344 Thompson Road, Webster (DS3233). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 498, 112 East Main Street, Webster (DS3349).

Stop & Shop Pharmacy 41, 151 VFW Parkway, Revere (DS2644). All prescription files and inventory will be moved to Stop & Shop Pharmacy 11, 40 Furlong Drive, Revere.

4. 10:45 a.m. NEW COMMUNITY PHARMACY APPLICATIONS/Appearances

This group was confirmed for Tuesday any time from 12 on. They are waiting for a confirmed appearance time

EASYCARE PHARMACY, LLC and new retail pharmacy chain of 10 stores Massachusetts. Four stores will have an appearance at this meeting, and six stores will have appearances at the December Board meeting.

Appearing for Easycare will be Eric Howard Rph. (PH20071) Director of Pharmacy Operations and

Attestations provided to Board from Proposed Managers of Record:

1. Gary Cohen (PH14929)

135 Gold Star Boulevard, Worcester

2. Leo Parnagian (PH14842)

191 May Street, Worcester

3. Thomas McGee (PH18763)

110 Elm Street, Millbury

4. Melissa Dettore (PH24508)

106 East Main Street, Westborough

§  Applicants for retail pharmacy licensure (no waivers) propose to dispense Schedule II-VI controlled substances

Approve □ Deny □

5. 11:30 a.m. REPORT OF OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL – Heather Engman, Board Counsel

CLOSED SESSION – Review/discussion of Complaints and other Legal Matters

[MGL c. 112, s. 65C; MGL c. 30A, ss. 18-21]

6. 1:00 a.m. REPORT OF OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (no handout)

File Review - Samuel J. Penta, RPh Supervising Investigator; Cheryl Lathum, PharmD, RPh, Investigator; William E. Frisch, Jr, RPh, Investigator; Leo A. McKenna, PharmD, RPh, QA Coordinator

FLEX DISCUSSION

A. NEW BUSINESS

MSHP Annual Meeting- April 2, 2012

Request to the Board for either one 2 hour law session, or 2 one hour law presentations.

APPLICATIONS – Approve/Deny

1) Bonnie Wilson – Pharmacy Technician

Approve/Deny

3) Brian Cho – Pharmacist

Approve/Deny

B. OLD BUSINESS

1) Brad Purga – Pharmacy Intern – Request for Reconsideration

7. 3:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PHARMACY

MEETING MINUTES

November 20, 2012 – 10:30 am

239 Causeway Street

Boston, Massachusetts

Approved January 8, 2012

Board Members: James T. DeVita, R.Ph., Karen Ryle, R.Ph., M.S. (left @11:35 a.m.)

Present: Anita Young, R.Ph., Ed.D., George Cayer, R.Ph., Joanne Trifone, R.Ph., Stanley Walczyk, R.Ph., Kathy J. Fabiszewski, Ph.D., NP,

Board Members Donald Accetta, MD, MPH, Steven Budish, Public Member,

Absent:

Staff Present: Margaret Cittadino, Associate Director, M.Ed., Joel Kanter, Ph.D. Consultant,

Madeleine Biondolillo MD., Director, Heather Engman, J.D., MPH, Board Counsel, William Frisch, Jr., R.Ph., Investigator, Louis Dell’Olio, R.Ph., Director, Vita Berg, Board Counsel, Iyah Romm, Director of Policy, James Lavery, Chief Prosecutor

Staff Absent: Leo McKenna, R.Ph., PharmD., Quality Assurance Coordinator, Samuel J. Penta, R.Ph., Supervising Investigator

1.  10:30 a.m. CALL TO ORDER

President James T. DeVita, RPh

2. 10.35 a.m. APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES

September 11, 2012

Motion Trifone/Walczyk to approve September 11, 2012 minutes.

Abstain: DeVita

Approved

October 9, 2012

Motion DeVita/Walczyk to defer October 9, 2012 minutes until board members have opportunity to review amended version.

Abstain: Trifone

Approved

November 1, 2012 – deferred

3. 10:40 a.m. APPLICATIONS and Other Notices (no handout/applications on file)

Assoc. Dir. Margaret Cittadino

New Community Pharmacy

Eaton Apothecary 2300, 20 Maverick Square, East Boston

New Nuclear Pharmacist

Rima Gerges-Maalouf, 25 Fairhaven Circle, Sudbury (PH22715)

Change of Manager

CVS 43, 474 Washington Street, Weymouth (DS3025)

CVS 217, 1900 Main Street, Tewksbury (DS3277)

CVS 518, 419 Main Street, Wareham (DS2491)

CVS 657, 400 Park Avenue, Worcester (DS89715)

CVS 720, 2235 Dorchester Avenue, Boston (DS1003)

CVS 844, 929 Main Street, Walpole (DS1402)

CVS 913, 19 Summer Street, Bridgewater (DS3437)

CVS 1006, 316 North Pearl Street, Brockton (DS2715)

CVS 1071, 400 Washington Street, Brookline (DS3044)

CVS 1199, 647 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury (DS1981)

CVS 1239, 110 Turnpike Street, North Andover (DS3377)

CVS 1257, 225 Bedford Street, East Bridgewater (DS1963)

CVS 1299, 25 Washington Street, Wellsley (DS89808)

CVS 1855, 66 South Main Street, Sharon (DS2901)

CVS 765, 399 Main Street, Southbridge (DS2910)

CVS 2401, 1880 Ocean Street, Marshfield (DS2957)

CVS 2500, 1075 Broadway Street, Saugus (DS3606)

CVS 5874, 631 Washington Street, Boston (DS3293)

Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy 191, Chelmsford (DS89694)

Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy 327, Lowell (DS89695)

Osco 7588, 1065 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston (DS3200)

Price Chopper Pharmacy 194, 72 Pullman Street, Worcester (DS3324)

Rite Aid 10191, 711 Main Street, Dennisport (DS2972)

Rite Aid 10170, 132 Granite Street, Quincy (DS3132)

Rite Aid 10060, 7 East Silver Street, Westfield (DS3036)

Walmart 10-1970, 280 Washington Street, Hudson (DS2743)

Walmart 10-2901, 180 North king Street, Northampton (DS3015)

Walmart 10-5380, 1775 Washington Street, Hanover (DS3353)

Walgreens 11797, 465 Cambridge Street, Alston (DS89665)

Renovation/Expansion

Andrews Pharmacy, 324 Weston Road, Wellesley (DS1429)

Conley’s Drug Store, 7 Railroad Avenue, Gloucester (DS89731)

CVS 153, 481 Lincoln Street, Worcester (DS24655)

CVS 498, 118 East Main Street, Webster (DS3346)

CVS 708, 676 Southbridge Street, Rt 12, Auburn (DS2706)

CVS 9, 197 Boston Turnpike, Rte 9, Shrewsbury (DS2926)

Duval’s Pharmacy, Inc., 571 Washington Street, Whitman (DS14942)

PharMerica, 1123 Pearl Street, Brockton (DS3599)

Retail Pharmacy Closing

Apothecare of Plymouth, 121-3 Camelot Drive, Plymouth (DS3481). All records and prescriptions will be transferred to Apothecare Pharmacy, LLC dba Apothecare South Shore, 720 Centre Street, Brockton (DS89820).

Big Y 68, 475 East Main Street, Westfield (DS3258). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 838, 427 East Main Street, Westfield (DS2786)

CVS 2395, 370 Lunenburg Street, Fitchburg (DS3221). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 1844, 454 Electric Avenue, Lunenburg (DS89666).

CVS 2424, 165 Mill Street, Leominster (DS3224). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 507, 63 Sack Boulevard, Leominster (DS2335).

CVS 2450, 176 West Street, Milford (DS3226). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 2254, 137 South Main Street, Milford (DS2866).

CVS 2461, 630 Plantation Street, Worcester (DS3229). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 153, 481 Lincoln Street, Worcester (DS2655).

CVS 2463, 344 Thompson Road, Webster (DS3233). All prescription records, controlled substances and required DEA record keeping will be properly transferred to CVS 498, 112 East Main Street, Webster (DS3349).

Stop & Shop Pharmacy 41, 151 VFW Parkway, Revere (DS2644). All prescription files and inventory will be moved to Stop & Shop Pharmacy 11, 40 Furlong Drive, Revere.

Motion Cayer/Young to approve CVS

Recused DeVita not present in room for discussion or vote.

Approved

Motion DeVita/Trifone to approve PharMerica applications.

Recused Cayer not present in room for discussion or vote

Approved

Motion DeVita/Cayer to approve Walgreens application.

Recused Trifone not present in meeting for discussion or vote
Approved

4. 10:45 a.m. NEW COMMUNITY PHARMACY APPLICATIONS/Appearances

EASYCARE PHARMACY, LLC and new retail pharmacy chain of 10 stores Massachusetts. Four stores will have an appearance at this meeting, and six stores will have appearances at the December Board meeting.

Present: Eric Howard R.Ph. Director of Pharmacy Operations, Melissa Dettore, Manager of Record

Because the meeting at which these 4 pharmacists were scheduled to appear last week was cancelled by the Board, and because each of these proposed managers of record are unavailable due to current employment at other establishments, the Board agreed to accept signed attestations provided from each of these pharmacists certifying that they have had previous MOR experience; that they are up to date on their CEUs and that they will complete a Self-Assessment form for Pharmacies for his/her store prior to store openings.

1. Gary Cohen (PH14929)

135 Gold Star Boulevard, Worcester

2 Leo Parnagian (PH14842)

191 May Street, Worcester

3. Thomas McGee (PH18763)

110 Elm Street, Millbury

4. Melissa Dettore (PH24508)

106 East Main Street, Westborough

Motion Cayer/Trifone to approve application based on satisfying regulatory 247 CMR 6:01(3) conditions and pending compliant inspection. Approved

Recused DeVita and Frisch (exit meeting room)

5. 11:20 a.m. REPORT OF OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL – Heather Engman, Board Counsel

CLOSED SESSION – Review/discussion of Complaints and other Legal Matters

[MGL c. 112, s. 65C; MGL c. 30A, ss. 18-21]

Motion Young/Cayer to enter into Closed Session

6.. 12:00 a.m. REPORT OF OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS

File Review - Samuel J. Penta, RPh Supervising Investigator; Cheryl Lathum,

PharmD, RPh, Investigator; William E. Frisch Jr, RPh, Investigator; Leo A. McKenna, PharmD, RPh, QA Coordinator

Motion DeVita/Young tabled for December 20, 2012 meeting. Approved

7. 12:05 a.m. FLEX DISCUSSION

NEW BUSINESS

MSHP Annual Meeting- April 2, 2012

Request to the Board for either one 2 hour law session, or 2 one hour law

Presentations

Board Members who are interested must notify board by December 11, 2012.

.

A. APPLICATIONS – Approve/Deny

1) Bonnie Wilson – Pharmacy Technician – Approve/Deny

Motion Walczyk/Young to approve application. Approved.

2) Brian Cho – Pharmacist – Approve/Deny

Motion Trifone/Young to approve pending successful MPRS evaluation. Approved.

B. OLD BUSINESS

1) Brad Purga – Pharmacy Intern – Request for Reconsideration

Motion DeVita/Young to deny request for reconsideration of previous decision. Approved


8. 12:20 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

Motion Young/Cayer to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned.

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Margaret Cittadino

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