What Happened

A pharmacy assistant was allegedly terminated from a pharmacy job for attempting to deliver a controlled substance in violation of pharmacy policy.

The Washington Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission charged the individual with unprofessional conduct. The individual has not responded to the department's investigation into the allegations.

What the Record Shows

Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission

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: Allegedly attempted to deliver a controlled substance in violation of pharmacy policy, resulting in termination from employment; has not responded to the state's investigation. 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.

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