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Med Save under investigation by Kentucky authorities after allegations of ‘non-compliance’
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The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy is investigating Med Save in “several areas of non-compliance” after the hospitalization of three children in Henry County.
An investigation into the pharmacy’s practices began Monday, with cooperation, after the board received notification of an alleged compounded medication error.
According to a news release from the board, violations of state and federal law were found, including the lack of documented training for employees, lack of appropriate pharmacy oversight and lack of verification or sufficient documents for compounding preparations, procedures, records and storage.
The Board of Pharmacy follows United States Pharmacopeia standards for pharmaceutical compounding, the FDA standard, and an emergency meeting was called by the case review panel Wednesday. Med Save then signed an order to stop the compounding and dispensing of medications like clonidine.
According to the FDA website, pharmaceutical compounding is done when “a patient who cannot be treated with an FDA-approved medication, such as a patient who has an allergy to a certain dye and needs a medication to be made without it, or an elderly patient or a child who cannot swallow a tablet or capsule and needs a medicine in a liquid dosage form.”
The ongoing investigation follows the hospitalization of three children who were prescribed compounded clonidine oral suspension at the Eminence, Kentucky, pharmacy. The board believes the incident is isolated to the Med Save location and only the three patients were impacted.
“The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy assures the public that we hold the pharmacy accountable for practicing outside the standard of practice for a compounding pharmacy,” the board stated.
The board asks anyone similarly impacted to report it immediately.
Med Save was not available for immediate comment.
Kentucky Kentucky authorities investigate incident hospitalizing 3 children
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Kentucky is poised to land either Donnie Freeman or Sebastian Rancik this weekend, per report
Jones posted on Twitter that “Kentucky will have (absent a major change) either Freeman or Rancik by tomorrow,” while also noting the Wildcats still need to add another shooter and another big to round out the roster.
One of the top targets is Donnie Freeman, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound sophomore forward transferring from Syracuse. Freeman arrived in Lexington on Tuesday night and began his visit on Wednesday before leaving without a commitment. While there was concern he could land at UConn, that visit has since been canceled, leaving Kentucky and St. John’s as the top teams.
Freeman averaged 16.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game last season, while adding nearly a block and a steal per contest. He shot 47.4% from the field but 30.2% from 3-point range across 23 games.
The other option is Sebastian Rancik, a 6-foot-11, 220-pound sophomore forward transferring from Colorado. Rancik visited Kentucky starting Wednesday through Thursday and brings a versatile skill set, averaging 12.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2 assists per game while shooting 33.1% from 3.
Either Freeman or Rancik would provide a significant boost at the power forward position for head coach Mark Pope. Kentucky has already added guards Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins in the portal.
Kentucky football coach Will Stein reflects on new position
Will Stein was officially introduced to fans and media as the head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats, replacing Mark Stoops.
LEXINGTON — Kentucky football had its first spring game under new coach Will Stein at Kroger Field on Saturday.
The offense, in blue jerseys, had its moments. So too the defense, donning white uniforms.
Ultimately, the blue squad earned a 23-18 victory in a game called just after noon because of inclement weather.
Stein admitted he “got emotional” as he charged onto the field prior to kickoff.
“I know it wasn’t a real game, but when I ran on the field, I definitely — man, I felt it,” he said. “It was like a wave running over me. And very, very, just cool.”
While it doesn’t count in the standings, Stein walked away pleased.
“I think we got a lot of really good work,” he said. “That’s the goal of spring is to improve with fundamentals and technique, learn how to practice, learn what winning edges that we need throughout spring to go into summer and fall and prepare the team for play. And we came out of the scrimmage clean. There (were) no injuries, which to me, that’s the biggest win of the day. I could (not) care less about the score.
“If we come out clean, that’s good. The Wildcats won.”
New starting QB Kenny Minchey looked about as expected, with sharp passes evened out by moments of inconsistency. Martels Carter Jr., a defensive back who is lining up at running back this spring, scored a touchdown and had several nice runs.
And the defense forced multiple three-and-outs and also picked off one Minchey pass on a two-point conversion.
This story will be updated.
Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.
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