Humble pharmacy's license suspended

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy has suspended the license of a pharmacy in Humble.

The license for Jovic Pharmacy, Inc. and its owner and pharmacist-in-charge, Joy A. Abolo, has also been suspended.

The board said both the pharmacy and Abolo are a threat to the public.

According to the board, Abolo dispensed approximately 14,000 prescriptions she knew or should have known were invalid.

The prescriptions were written for hydrocodone, carisoprodol, and/or alprazolam for the treating pain and/or anxiety.

Investigators said the prescriptions were issued from various pain management clinics by various physicians, or mid-level practitioners acting under a physician’s supervision.

Investigators said the prescriptions were not necessary or required for the patients’ valid medical needs.