Publications Agendas Board Actions Board Minutes Guidance Documents News Releases Newsletters Reports Subscribe to Updates Verify Messages News Releases 2024Sandusky Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Dispensing Drugs to PatientsState of Ohio Board of Pharmacy Reaches Settlement Agreement with 22 Ohio CVS Stores to Resolve 27 CasesPharmacy Owner and Operations Manager Convicted of $2.3M Ohio Medicaid FraudState of Ohio Board of Pharmacy Issues Decision in CVS Pharmacy 2063 Case2023Pain Management Physician Convicted of Unlawfully Distributing OpioidsNiles Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally PrescribingState of Ohio Board of Pharmacy Releases Retailer Guidance on Illegal Drug Tianeptine (aka Gas Station Heroin)2022Governor DeWine Authorizes the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy to Adopt Emergency Rule to Ban the Sale and Use of TianeptineFormer Mahoning County Physician Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances and Causing the Deaths of Two PatientsState of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, RecoveryOhio Announce Installation of NaloxBoxes in State Office BuildingsGovernor DeWine Authorizes the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy to Adopt Emergency Rule to Effectively Ban New OpioidsStatement Regarding the RFA II Dispensary DrawingsMahoning County Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances and Causing the Deaths of Two Patients2021Health Alert - Increase in Counterfeit Prescription Tablets Containing FentanylFormer Doctor Pleads Guilty to Operating a Pill MillOhio Supreme Court Partnership First to Monitor Drug Court Participants2020Notice of the Placement of Isotonitazene into Schedule IOpioid Prescribing in Ohio Down 378 Million DosesNotice of Settlement Agreements in Connection with the Investigation of Mount Carmel and William Husel2019Board of Pharmacy Announces Notices of Opportunity for Hearing for Mount Carmel Health SystemStark County Physician Found Guilty on 187 CountsNational Association of Boards of Pharmacy Honors Ohio at 115th Annual MeetingOpioid Prescribing in Ohio Down 325 Million Doses in 2018Boardman Podiatrist Indicted on 79 Charges including Drug Trafficking2018Board Announces Doctor Indicted on Health Care FraudReminder National Prescription Drug Take Back DayNew Prescription Drug Monitoring Training Program Available for College University StudentsBoard Announces Pharmacist Sentenced for Health Care FraudDEA Warns of Extortion Scam July 2018Board of Pharmacy Announces 20 Count Indictment for Clark County Nurse PractitionerBoard of Pharmacy Announces 114 Count Indictment for Butler County PhysicianFDA Announces Recall of NaloxoneDispensary Press ReleaseOpioid Prescribing in Ohio Down Nearly 30 Percent in 2017Grand Jury Issues Two Hundred Seventy-Two Felony Counts Against Massillo...Board of Pharmacy Announces Proposed Regulations to Address Opiate Abuse...Board of Pharmacy Suspends Medina Pharmacys License Due to Unsafe Compounding Practices2017Search Warrant Conducted at Springfield Nurse Practitioners Office and HomeBoardman Pharmacist Indicted on Felony Drug OffensesTwenty-Nine Count Indictment for Hillsboro DoctorBoard of Pharmacy Announces Expanded Access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Program for Ohio Drug CourtsBoard of Pharmacy Announces Upgrade to Ohio Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramBoard of Pharmacy Awarded Federal Funding to Address Prescription Drug AbuseOhios Acute Pain Prescribing Rules Effective TodaySearch Warrant Conducted at Boardman Podiatrists OfficeOhio Prescription Monitoring Program Connects with PennsylvaniaState of Ohio Board of Pharmacy Approves Rules to Help Implement Limits on Opiate Prescriptions for Acute PainNew Limits on Prescription Opiates Will Save Lives and Fight AddictionSeventy-Eight Count Indictment for Youngstown PhysicianOpioids Prescribed to Ohio Patients Decrease by 162 Million Doses Since 20122016State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Mount Carmel Health System Announce Integration of OARRS into Electronic Health RecordsNumber of Ohio Pharmacies Dispensing Naloxone Continues to IncreaseNumber of Ohio Pharmacies Dispensing Overdose Reversal Drug Reaches 1,000Indictment Targets Diet Clinic Pill Mill2016 Opiate Mid-Biennium Review – Strengthening Ohio’s Fight Against Prescription Drug AbuseOpioid Doses, Prescriptions for Ohio Patients Continue To Decrease2015Board of Pharmacy Announces New Website for Prescription Monitoring ProgramBoard of Pharmacy and Kroger Partnership Aimed at Stopping Prescription Drug AbuseSearch Warrant Conducted at Canton Dentist OfficeSearch Warrants Conducted at Three of Mentor Ohio Doctor’s OfficesState Board of Pharmacy Releases Pharmacist Continuing Education Course on Human TraffickingVeterans Health Administration Now Reporting to the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System - April 21, 2015Search Warrant Conducted at Norwalk, OH Doctors Office2014Doctor Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Trafficking in Prescription Drugs - December 16, 2014The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Appoints New Executive DirectorOhio Doctor’s Accomplice Sentenced to 3 years in Prison for Aggravated Possession of Prescription Drugs - October 8, 2014The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Receives State Recognition for Support of Minority Owned BusinessesThe Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Encourages Ohioans to Participate in the 9th National DEA Drug-Take Back Day on September 27thThe Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Announces the Passing of Former Board President Paul LampingOhio State Board of Pharmacy Awarded U.S. Department of Justice Grant to Improve Ohio’s Prescription Monitoring Program - September 4, 2014Appointment of Interim Executive Director- August 6, 2014Pharmacists Can Now Administer the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine - June 9, 2014 Tracy Bias Press Release - May 21, 2014Ohio Healthcare Providers Can Now Access West Virginia Patient Prescription InformationAttorney General, Pharmacy Board Announce Rule to Permanently Ban New Synthetic Drugs Now In Effect- April 17, 2014Andover Doctor Indicted for Trafficking in Prescription Drugs - April 11, 2014Muskingum, County (Roseville Resident Indicted for Pharmacy Break-Ins) Ohio State Board of Pharmacy2013Former Pharmacy Technician Sentenced to Six Years in Prison - October 28, 2013Attorney General, Pharmacy Board Announce Proposed Rule, October 11, 2013Dentist Enters Plea for Misuse of Ohio Prescription Monitoring System, October 8, 2013Doctor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Prescription Drugs, April 18, 2013Dentist Indicted for misuse of Ohio Prescription Monitoring System, April 17, 20132012Search Warrant of Doctors Office and Home - December 18, 2012Doctor Indicted for Trafficking in Prescription Drugs - December 18, 2012Search Warrant and Arrest of Pharmacy Technician - November 30, 2012Lucas County, Indictment for Barry P. Deran - November 27, 2012Meningitis Outbreak Leads to Suspension of Pharmacy License - October 9, 2012)Pharmacist Indicted for Theft and Possession of Prescription Drugs - October 3, 2012Delaware County Oxycodone Theft, September 28, 2012Muskingum County Prescription Drug Investigation - September 18, 2012Pill Mill Owner Faces 10 Years in Prison - September 10, 2012OARRS Enhancements for Law Enforcement - September 9, 2012