The scandal has mobilized what is otherwise typically a staid profession, said Jon Roth, head of the California Pharmacists Assn. The state exam tests pharmacists’ familiarity with California laws and approximately 3,900 people took it last year. To become licensed in the state, pharmacists must pass the exam along with a national exam that focuses on clinical skills. The delays started to rankle pharmacists who had expected to get their exam scores back within a month or so. His took his state exam in July and should have been licensed in September, when he could have begun the position.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 17, 2019 19:30 UTC