What Happened
A pharmacy technician at a retail pharmacy chain in Rockville, Maryland was alleged to have removed pills from a customer's filled Oxycontin prescription and returned the prescription to the staging area, after which the customer reported 198 of 270 pills missing.
The technician reportedly admitted to unethical conduct, was suspended, and later resigned. The State Board of Pharmacy summarily suspended the technician's registration pending a show cause hearing.
What the Record Shows
Registration summarily suspended pending a show cause hearing
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: Alleged to have pulled a customer's filled prescription from the staging area, removed pills, and returned the prescription to the staging area; the customer later reported 198 of 270 pills missing. 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.