Fake Walgreens Pharmacist Handled Over 745,000 Prescriptions, Investigators Allege

Fake Walgreens Pharmacist Handled Over 745,000 Prescriptions, Investigators Allege
A Walgreens store in Riviera Beach, Fla., on Oct. 25, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A California woman is accused of posing as a pharmacist and either verifying or dispensing nearly a million prescriptions at Walgreens pharmacies before getting caught.

A Chicago Tribune report notes that the California state pharmacy board has now launched an investigation into how it allegedly came to be that three Bay Area Walgreens stores, over the course of about 10 years, allowed an employee without a pharmacist license to sign off on or fill 745,355 prescriptions, involving a total of 395 Walgreens pharmacies.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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