What Happened
The Board found that a pharmacist at Mercy Hospital Anderson Pharmacy in Cincinnati, Ohio, diverted ketamine from his employer.
The Board found he stole the ketamine over about six months, sold two bottles for $100 each, and provided ketamine to a drug dealer. The Board also found he falsified drug destruction records by showing a vial to a witness, having the form signed, then leaving without destroying the drugs. The Board permanently revoked the pharmacist license.
What the Record Shows
Permanently revoked the pharmacist license; removed the summary suspension order.
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a primary source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: The Board found the pharmacist stole ketamine from his employer pharmacy over about six months, sold two bottles for $100 each, provided ketamine to a drug dealer, and falsified drug destruction records by showing a vial to a witness, having the required form signed, then leaving without destroying the drugs.. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.