What Happened
Sentenced stage: a former Lee County, Mississippi pharmacist who pleaded guilty to illegally distributing the painkiller hydrocodone was sentenced in federal court to six months in prison and two years of probation and fined $5,000. The article says he surrendered his pharmacist license in February 2012.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2014) to 6 months in prison, 24 months probation, $5,000 fine; license surrendered.
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.