What Happened
On January 19, 2018, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy granted applications for temporary suspension of the pharmacy license of Houston Midtown Pharmacy and the pharmacist licenses of Alfred Leon Wimberley and Eric Christopher Jones. The Board stated the evidence indicated they were a continuing threat to the public welfare. The notice said the pharmacy and both pharmacists dispensed numerous controlled substance prescriptions, specifically combinations of hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg or oxycodone 30 mg and alprazolam 2 mg or carisoprodol 350 mg, that presented red flags indicating the prescriptions lacked a valid medical purpose over approximately three months. The orders remain in effect until superseded.
“presented red flags indicating the prescriptions lacked a valid medical purpose over a period of approximately three months”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.