What Happened
The Board alleged that a pharmacist-in-charge and corporate president at Tristar-Cleveland in Cleveland dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders.
The licensee accepted an Agreed Board Order, which placed the license on 3-year probation with conditions, imposed a $7500 fine, and required successful passage of the pharmacy law exam.
What the Record Shows
Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 3-year probation with conditions, fined $7500, and must pass pharmacy law exam
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: as pharmacist-in-charge and corporate president dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders. 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.