Broken Arrow Walgreens pharmacist arrested for alleged embezzlement of prescription medication
From the article:
A pharmacist at a Broken Arrow Walgreens store has been arrested and accused of embezzling prescription medication from two locations where he worked this year.
Curry, according to the arrest report, admitted to stealing Oxycodone during the last nine months but said he never took the pills while on duty and he never sold them. Curry said he needed the medication because he “stands on his feet 10-12 hours a day while working,” according to the arrest report.
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Hopefully, his first offense and he can salvage something legally. Most state boards recognize substance issues and he will likely get probation in the state’s impaired program and retain his license. Only problem is then that;s a blackball to potential employers which is sad, because they don’t seem to get in the board’s eyes, that pharmacist has been deemed safe to practice and since he is monitored is MORE safe than someone who is not monitored and probably is another RPh with a substance issue that hasn’t been caught yet.
Once again, misplaced anger in a sensational blog post.
We’re mad at Walgreens, not at any individual pharmacist.
I am about fed up with these exposes of suspected pharmacists. Look up how many nurses, doctors, dentists, etc. have addiction issues. It happens. But it has nothing to do with WAG’s good faith checklist crap. This, like pain med patients, is a real person with life issues who doesn’t need more shaming. Not all pain med people take their needs correctly, but we need not embarrass them.
Or are you not comfortable with real people having real issues? It works as an escape from conscience for Walgreens pharmacists.
I thought that I had made it crystal clear in previous posts.. Addiction is a disease.. it is not a crime.. I try to point out how “off the tracks” our system is.. If this RPH had went home at night and got three sheets to the wind with alcohol… no one may ever hear about it.. if it was.. he would probably be put into a state PRN rehab program. Where this RPH had a physical or mental problem.. he has/had a problem. What triggered him to go down this path.. may never know.. 12-14 days without breaks… stress of working in the chain environment. Most likely some genetics played some part. No matter who contributed to those triggers.. will walk away with “no blood” on their hands. IMO.. our whole judicial keeps itself going by a 100 yr old law (Harrison Narcotic Act) that was passed during our prohibitionist period in early 20th century based on racism, bigotry and war on women,, and our court system determined that opiate abuse was a crime.. today we spend 51 billion dollars/yr fighting a war that we have no chance of winning.. let along making any progress.
I never saw your comments before, sorry. That’s exactly right