By Walter F. Roche Jr.
A pharmacist who is serving a 30 month federal jail sentence following his conviction on racketeering, conspiracy and mail fraud charges has agreed to have his pharmacist license suspended by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.
According to a five-page consent agreement Gene Svirskiy' pharmacist license will be suspended for two years to be followed by three years of probation.
Svirskiy, 39, was a pharmacist at the New England Compounding Center, the now defunct company that caused a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak.
Svirsky was convicted of the charges on Dec. 13, 2018 and U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns set the 30 month sentence which he is currently serving at the federal prison at Fort Devens, Mass.
Under the consent agreement Svirskiy must pass an examination before resuming pharmacy duties. In addition he cannot serve as a manager of record, nor supervise pharmacy interns. He also agreed not to engage in any sterile compounding.
If he violates the conditions of the agreement, the state board can extend the probation or suspend his license. The probation currently is scheduled to be lifted on Jan. 10, 2025. He is scheduled for release from prison on Aug. 26 of this year.
The state board records show that another former NECC pharmacist, Kathy Chin, has had her license placed on probation.
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