Phony Pharmacist Worked At Milpitas Walgreens: Report

MILPITAS, CA —A woman who was once a licensed pharmacy technician but never a licensed pharmacist signed off on or dispensed 745,355 prescriptions at Walgreens stores in Milpitas, Fremont and San Jose, according to reports. She is no longer employed by Walgreens, but the company's use of an unlicensed pharmacist could lead to the revocation or suspension of pharmacy licenses for those stores. The Milpitas Walgreens implicated in the investigation by the state Board of Pharmacy is located at 1833 Milpitas Blvd. in the Sunnyhills area of town. The Fremont location is at 2600 Mowry Ave. The third pharmacy listed in the complaint is located at 2105 Morrill Ave. in San Jose, just over the border from Milpitas.

The woman accused of posing as a pharmacist is Kim T. Le. According to SF Gate, she is a Milpitas resident. Le allegedly used the pharmacist license number of another pharmacist with the same name who was not employed by Walgreens. "Upon learning of this issue, we undertook a re-verification of the licenses of all our pharmacists nationwide to ensure that this was an isolated incident," said Walgreens spokesman Jim Cohn in a statement.

State pharmacy inspectors uncovered the alleged deception during a routine visit to the Fremont Walgreens store. The inspectors found discrepancies and zeroed-in on Le. She once had a pharmacist technician license but it expired in 2008.

Read more in the LA Times

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