Table IV.5: Ways in Which States Reported Managing Inspections of Licensed or Registered Nonresident (Out-of-State) Pharmacies | ||||
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Number of statesa | ||||
Conduct inspections using own staff | Accept inspections conducted by an outside entity | Accept records of inspections conducted by resident state | Obtain a list of compounded drugs shipped into state | Do not keep records of nonresident pharmacy inspections |
5 | 36 | 39 | 3 | 9 |
Source: GAO survey of state pharmacy regulatory bodies, survey question 19. | 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. |
aStates could select more than one option for this question. |