What Happened
The Board found that a pharmacy technician employed by a national pharmacy chain at two stores in Easton, Maryland, diverted multiple controlled substances.
The pharmacy's internal investigation stated that the technician admitted stealing Ambien (zolpidem), Soma (carisoprodol), Xanax (alprazolam), diazepam, and Lunesta (eszopiclone) from one store, and surveillance footage showed the technician removing pills from a lab coat pocket and consuming several pills in the back of a store A DEA Form 106 reported lost or stolen alprazolam, zolpidem, carisoprodol, clonazepam, diazepam, and eszopiclone. The technician pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft, and the Board revoked the pharmacy technician registration.
What the Record Shows
Final order of revocation of pharmacy technician registration; registration revoked.
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: Stole controlled substances from the pharmacy's stores by taking them from pill bottles; was seen consuming alprazolam tablets and placing additional tablets in a lab coat pocket; admitted stealing multiple controlled substances.. 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.