What Happened
Olive Street Pharmacy, LLC of Creve Coeur, Missouri, and pharmacy technician Irina Shlafshteyn, its 25 percent owner and managing employee, agreed in October 2021 to pay $1,507,808.50 to resolve a civil complaint under the False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act. The United States alleged they repeatedly dispensed controlled substances despite red flags, including high-dose opioids and Subsys fentanyl spray. Shlafshteyn surrendered her Missouri pharmacy technician license and was excluded from federal health programs for 10 years. The settlement also included a consent decree of permanent injunction and a corporate integrity agreement for the pharmacy.
“Olive Street and Shlafshteyn agreed to pay $1,507,808.50”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.