Table II.9: States That Reported Data on the Number of Licensed or Registered Resident and Nonresident Pharmacies That Compound Sterile Drugs, Calendar Year 2015
  Number of pharmacies that compound sterile drugs Frequency in which state collects this data
State All licensed or registered pharmacies Resident (in-state) pharmacies Nonresident (out-of-state) pharmacies  
California 1,024 935 89 Continuously updateda
Florida 581 456 125 Yearlyb
Iowa 385 157 228 Yearly
Kansasc 269 109 160 Yearly
Kentucky 354 184 170 Yearly
Minnesotac 140 100 40 Not specified
Nevadac 31 31 -d Not specified
New Jerseyc 376 175 201 Yearly
North Carolina 448 263 185 Continuously updated
Ohio 352 94 258 Yearly
Oklahomac 313 280 33 Yearly
South Carolinac 336 123 213 Yearly
South Dakotac 35 35 -d Yearly
Texas 928 780 148 Yearlye
Virginia 321 162 159 Yearlyf
Wyoming 146 5 141 Yearly

Source: GAO survey of state pharmacy regulatory bodies, survey question 11. | GAO-17-363SP
Notes: GAO surveyed the state pharmacy regulatory bodies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and all but 4 completed the survey.
aCalifornia requires a special license for sterile compounding and reported the number of pharmacies with that license as of January 1, 2015.
bFlorida reported 2015 data for the state’s fiscal year, July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.
cThese states reported estimated counts.
dNevada and South Dakota reported that their states do not collect these data.
eTexas reported 2015 data as of September 8, 2015.
fVirginia reported 2015 data as of July 2, 2015.