Table IV.1: States Reporting Inspecting Resident (In-State) and Nonresident (Out-of-State) Pharmacies, Sterile Compounding Pharmacies, Wholesale Distributors, and Outsourcing Facilities
  Type of entity
State Resident pharmacy Nonresident pharmacy Resident sterile compounding pharmacy Nonresident sterile compounding pharmacy Resident wholesale distributor Nonresident wholesale distributor Resident outsourcing facility Nonresident outsourcing facility
Alabama Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Arizona Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection No No, none Yes, all No, none
Arkansas Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
California Yes, some No, none Yes, all Yes, all Yes, some No, none Yes, all Yes, all
Colorado Yes, some No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none No No, none
Connecticut Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
Delaware Yes, all Yes, some Yes, some Yes, some Yes, some Yes, some Yes, some Yes, some
District of Columbia Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
Florida Yes, all Yes, some Yes, all Yes, all No response No response Yes, all Yes, all
Georgia Yes, all Yes, some Yes, all Yes, some Yes, all Yes, some Yes, all Yes, some
Guam Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
Hawaii No, none No, rely on home state inspection No No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, none No No, none
Idaho Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none
Illinois Yes, all No, none N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, none Yes, all No, none N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, none
Iowa Yes, all Yes, some Yes, all Yes, some Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, rely on home state inspection
Kansas Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Kentucky Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
Louisiana Yes, all No, none N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No No, none N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
Maine Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
Maryland No response No response No response No response No response No response No response No response
Massachusetts Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all No, none No No, none
Michigan Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection
Minnesota Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all Yes, all
Mississippi Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Missouri Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
Montana Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Nebraska Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, rely on home state inspection Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection No No, none
Nevada Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none
New Hampshire Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, none Yes, all No, none
New Jersey Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, some No, none N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity
New Mexico Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection No No, none
New York Yes, all No, none N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none
North Carolina Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
North Dakota Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity Yes, some No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, rely on home state inspection
Ohio Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Oklahoma Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Oregon Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection No No, rely on home state inspection
Pennsylvania Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity N/A, our state does not have this type of entity Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Rhode Island Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none No No, none
South Carolina Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
South Dakota Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all N/A, our state does not have this type of entity Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection N/A, our state does not have this type of entity No, rely on home state inspection
Tennessee Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Texas Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all Yes, all No No, none No No, none
Utah Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection No No, none Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Vermont Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none
Virginia Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all N/A, our state does not have this type of entity Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Washington Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none No No, none
West Virginia Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection Yes, all No, rely on home state inspection
Wisconsin Yes, some No, none No No, none Yes, some No, none No No, none
Wyoming Yes, all No, none Yes, all No, none No No, none No No, none

Source: GAO survey of state pharmacy regulatory bodies, survey question 17. | GAO-17-363SP
Note: 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.