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5 Things to Know About

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES’ PHARMACY DEPARTMENT

As the 9th largest jail system The CHS Pharmacy Erenia Perry, Director of Phar-
in the nation (according to is licensed by the macy Services leads a team of
1World Atlas, Sept. 2017), the 2 California State Board 3 19 staff which includes a Chief
Pharmacy program within Correc- of Pharmacy and is registered pharmacist, pharmacists, and pharmacy
tional Health Services (CHS) is with the Pharmacy Drug technicians who work weekdays from 7
responsible for all pharmaceutical Enforcement Administration a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on weekends and
needs of approximately 6,000 (DEA) to dispense controlled holidays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Chief
inmates within Orange County’s five substances (drugs and other Pharmacist, Rommel Navarro (promot-
correctional facilities (Central Men’s substances that are considered ed April 2018 after Kathryn Martinazzi’s
and Women’s Jail, Intake Release controlled substances under retirement, read more about her here) is
Center, James A. Musick and Theo the Controlled Substance responsible for all medications used in
Lacy), as well as the youth within Act and are divided into five the Juvenile Health clinics and camps.
Juvenile Health Services and clients schedules). Learn more about He also oversees the technological
of Public Health Services Pulmonary the five schedules here. needs related to pharmacy operations.

Disease Services program.

(left to right): Mercedes Wagner,
Pharmacist; Kris Desai, Pharmacy
Technician; Maria Zamora, Pharmacy
Technician; Jena Mehta, Pharmacy
Technician; Mike Iwai, Pharmacist; Margie
Soto, Pharmacy Technician; Erenia Perry,
Director of Pharmacy Services; and
Rommel Navarro, Chief Pharmacist.

(left to right): Carolyn Tate, Pharmacy
Technician; Steve Chapin, Pharmacist;
Lizeth Amezcua, Pharmacy Technician;
and Cindy Furman, Pharmacist.

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