Texas State Board of Pharmacy — Local services in Austin

If I could give Texas BOP 0 Stars I would. My technician application has been pending for over 2 months. I have misdemeanor charges from 2010 for traffic violations which the compliance manger was (supposed) to be obtaining court records on from the state of Georgia. Its been a month since my case was forwarded to the compliance department and when I spoke to the compliance officer today she informed me that they have not received anything from the state of Georgia. They also had not requested the information yet either. REALLY?? In the mean time, I have lost my job since my employers could no longer wait for me to obtain my license. So I took the initiative to obtain the court records myself (instructions given to me by the compliance officer) by having a friend of mine in Georgia go to the courthouse and get the info. Only to have (3 weeks later) the compliance officer tell me that they needed to be certified and mailed to them in a envelope. Back to square 1. The people that I've encountered from this board are rude, unprofessional and lazy. My adivice if you wish to move to Texas and practice but you have misdemeanors charges would be to apply for your license atleast 6 months in advance. Obtain your own court information because this department will sit on your application as long as they can and give you excuses whenever you call to...

What a dirtball operation this place is I have serious chronic pain daily and I find out from a pain doctor I went to that I have over a 600 score with the Texas Department of Pharmacy even though I am currently taking 2 pills gababentin and meloxicam none of which are narcotics , the pain doctor tells me he cant prescribe me anything because the score is too high and he is worried about losing his license. I called Texas Dept of Pharmacy they were Zero help told me I could request my records but you have to send them a copy of your Social Security card, pay a fee, drivers license and get it notarized. There is no point in requesting records because what good it that going to do me. I am being blocked from getting the pain pills that I need in beautiful Texas because of some BS records that are painting me as some high risk patient which is not the case. My only stop now it to call a lawyer which is disgusting that I have to go through this to...

A “glitch” (my nice word for a not nice word), caused many doctors not to have their required prescription forms for certain medications in a timely manner (30 days). Then when the doctors tried to contact the board, the site gave them a 6-8 week wait, THEN when leaving a message, they are told it will be up to another 2 weeks before receiving an email reply! How many children, let alone adults, were struggling in school without their meds while their doctor waited for a “special” prescription pad!?? Or their parents, who may need these meds, just to get out of bed to care for their kids! Either fix the problem, or state government needs to get out the way of my doctor handling my medical needs! As a Texan, I am ashamed of this state governmental board’s...