What Happened
Investigative findings state that a pharmacist at a pharmacy in Wicomico County, Maryland, created fictitious patient profiles and used them to fill and purchase prescriptions for herself, including phentermine, a Schedule IV controlled substance, and other prescription drugs.
The pharmacist admitted creating a fictitious patient profile and using it to fill and purchase prescriptions, and the Board found reason to believe the pharmacist diverted multiple prescription drugs and/or CDS The pharmacist's license was summarily suspended, and the pharmacist was charged with three counts of obtaining a prescription drug by fraud.
What the Record Shows
Pharmacist license summarily suspended; ordered to return registrations and licenses; post-deprivation show-cause hearing available.
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: Created fictitious patient profiles and used them to fill and purchase prescriptions for herself, including phentermine, a Schedule IV controlled substance; a physician's assistant called in fake prescriptions; purchases were made with cash; the pharmacist admitted the conduct.. 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.