What Happened
A pharmacist admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use on two counts.
The licensee was also charged with felony theft of a controlled substance, which was deferred. The Board imposed a 120-day suspension and five years of rehabilitation probation.
What the Record Shows
120 day suspension + 5 year rehabilitation probation
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: Admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use (2 counts); felony theft of a controlled substance (deferred).. 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.