What Happened
Peoria, Arizona pharmacist Vilawoe Aku Boadu, owner of Scottsdale Health Pharmacy and V-Estrella Pharmacy, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for diverting more than 200,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets.
Reported status: Sentenced (2018) to 120 months in prison.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Pharmacy Self-Assessment Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.