A Louisville man was indicted Thursday for illegally purchasing cough syrup throughout several Kentucky counties using fake identities, according to court documents. Darius Murff, 33, was charged by a federal grand jury out of the eastern district for one count of conspiracy to purchase controlled substances through fraudulent means, and three counts of aggravated identity […]
Jun. 21—Rite Aid is closing all of its stores in Ohio and will transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, according to several workers at multiple locations in the region. Employees said they were notified Monday of the planned closures, with some of them happening as soon as next week, such as the Springfield location where signs are […]
Jun. 21—Rite Aid is closing all of its stores in Ohio and will transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, according to several workers at multiple locations in the region. Employees said they were notified Monday of the planned closures, with some of them happening as soon as next week, such as the Springfield location where signs are […]
Along Main Street in Evans City, there’s a Butler County mainstay: Evans City Pharmacy and Gift Shoppe. Behind the counter is the longtime owner Jeff Mustovic. “It’s the heartbeat. It’s the hub of the town,” said David English, a longtime customer. After decades there, Mustovic knows each and every one of his customers by name. […]
A nurse practitioner is accused of writing fake prescriptions for oxycodone. Joseph Sapp, 55, of Jeannette, is facing several felony charges. Police said he was writing fraudulent prescriptions while unemployed. Investigators went through trash he left by the road for months before search warrants were served at 19 locations. When a search warrant was served […]
A CVS store in Ohio was in a state of disarray when the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy visited it. Inspectors said phones weren’t working, the AC was broken, and the store was massively understaffed. The store has now been slapped with a $250,000 fine. CVS has been fined $250,000 by state regulators in Ohio […]
A Dallas doctor accused of writing opioid prescriptions to undercover agents posing as patients has been found guilty in federal court, according to a news release. Leovares Mendez, 58, was found guilty of six counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. He will be […]