State regulators fined an Ohio CVS pharmacy hundreds of thousands of dollars after learning of short staffing that endangered patient safety.
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy fined a location of the pharmacy chain in Canton $250,000 this week. The fine was a response to a September 2021 inspection of the store.
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When inspections were at the Canton location, they found that the location was over a month behind in filling prescriptions. In addition to the significant delays, it was found that there were phones not working properly, a lack of appropriate drug security and control, and failure to provide a safe working environment for pharmacy staff, according to a citation filed by the Board of Pharmacy.
The pharmacy lobby was also closed to everyone except those looking for vaccines and everyone else was sent to the drive-thru. An unlocked freezer containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was also found outside the pharmacy barricade and medications were seen stored on the floor of the pharmacy.