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Deputy Attorney General Nicole Trauma summarized the underlying facts: a positive test on Oct. 2, 2020 led to an accusation alleging unlawful possession of a controlled substance and other charges, and the board revoked the technician license effective Aug. 18, 2021. Watts filed a petition for reinstatement and submitted a packet that included letters of recommendation and certificates. The people identified an issue in the packet: 1 of the recommendation letters was later the subject of a declaration by pharmacist Trang Anh Tran saying she had not written or authorized the letter in question; the declaration was admitted as an exhibit and prompted questioning during the hearing.

Watts testified under oath that he has maintained sobriety since June 15, 2021, attended residential treatment at a Tarzana facility in December 2021 through March 2022, completed an outpatient aftercare program at Kaiser Permanente, and continues to attend 12-step meetings and work with a sponsor. He told the committee he moved into a monitored sober-living home, Silver Souls Ranch, in June 2024; the facility conducts drug screening, he said, and he participates in regular group work and peer meetings there. He also described medical care for Crohn’s disease and use of prescribed medications, including medications prescribed by a psychiatrist; he said those medications are taken as prescribed.

The prosecution noted the disputed recommendation from pharmacist Tran and said the declaration raised questions about judgment and documentation in the petition packet. Ms. Trauma said the people would not recommend reinstatement in light of the disputed document and also highlighted that the petition packet did not include an independent psychological evaluation or documents documenting attendance at some of the treatment programs Watts described.

Watts acknowledged the disputed letter was the result of a miscommunication and apologized. He told the committee he would accept conditions if the board offered reinstatement, including probationary terms and random drug testing paid by him.

The committee closed the hearing record and submitted the matter for closed-session deliberation; it did not announce a decision at the March 12 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Pharmacy-Disciplinary Petition Committee Meeting- March 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A disciplinary committee of the California Board of Pharmacy on March 12 received testimony from Jamal Darrell Watts, who petitioned to reinstate a pharmacy technician license revoked after a positive pre-employment drug test for cocaine.","taxTitle","Respiratory Care Board of California, Boards and Commissions, Executive, California","taxId",76751,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6637266,"Former pharmacist Anita McQuig seeks reinstatement after 2021 revocation; committee hears testimony and financial hardship claim",5647,7213000,12860000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2586985-b2960ca28f578a54d8fa830122a5cb1a&start=7213&end=12860","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2586985-b2960ca28f578a54d8fa830122a5cb1a/thumbnail_7213000.jpg","/articles/6637266/California/Former-pharmacist-Anita-McQuig-seeks-reinstatement-after-2021-revocation-committee-hears-testimony-and-financial-hardship-claim","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6637266-c4141cc4399a91a31a20850c71ec68ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770782677&Signature=c9JCMG2wbf2A4V9Hy~RCh2s6oyvrpKHmWjRk9b3V8RjC5wuXgAQzhU829~eujKReNm03tUA3qMTZk1Zcd~wYOGKJyeODViIh7BfOcMwI8qv7bTYwNHfeSzaEgx~hGBEtxcjyZ~P673iguksGqdvqdC6tldH0U30ffiB1-CFLCuoGsiHA661sOHtLO2DxZwyert73pALTgyOSE-SXBLe5gMLOlQe~NmVyt9zb08-ZGjZUSXzRlewb0YNT6E08lRC2AHSZbtqxYJYTEWaQQysUeSSGB~UD~4SQZEyRSl6FcPbYjfTr9Ff1jU0N1adf26elnT-c5szEbINJtN9tcESNLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Anita Bridal McQuig appeared March 12 before a disciplinary committee of the California Board of Pharmacy to seek reinstatement of a pharmacist license revoked in 2021.

Deputy Attorney General Nicole Trauma reviewed the underlying decision: following a board inspection at Fantastic Pharmacy, auditors found a shortage of promethazine with codeine. At the administrative hearing that followed, the Administrative Law Judge sustained allegations that McQuig provided false documentation and directed staff to create telephone prescriptions to support an inventory accounting; the ALJ found the petitioner’s testimony at the prior proceeding was “pervasively false and misleading” and recommended revocation, a recommendation the board adopted with an effective date of Aug. 18, 2021. The decision also assessed costs totaling $2,125,872.25, of which McQuig had paid $200.

Petitioner McQuig testified under oath and acknowledged mistakes relating to documentation provided to the inspector, expressed remorse, and said she had participated in counseling and continuing education since the revocation. Her counsel, Alan Knight, argued she had 30 years of prior practice without incident, described personal and financial hardship since the revocation, and asked the committee to grant reinstatement or to advise what would be required to move toward reinstatement.

Deputy AG Trauma told the committee the people opposed reinstatement, citing concerns that petitioner had not demonstrated sufficient rehabilitation: the record showed the ALJ’s findings of dishonesty and global incompetence with pharmacy law, and the prosecution noted the petition packet lacked an independent psychological evaluation or other third-party clinical documentation typically used to establish readiness to hold a license after findings of pervasive dishonesty. Trauma also noted the large outstanding costs and the small payment to date.

The hearing record included dispute over a letter in petitioner’s packet and testimony and exchanges about the circumstances that led McQuig to accept responsibility for documents created after the inspection. McQuig described having been a contract pharmacist who was asked to serve as pharmacist in charge at Fantastic Pharmacy shortly before the audit; she said she lacked experience with some of the store’s prior recordkeeping practices and has since completed ethics and other continuing-education work and counseling.

Board members questioned McQuig and counsel about whether she recognized that the ALJ’s prior findings concluded she had attempted to subvert the investigation, whether her conduct amounted to subverting the inspection, and about the effect of the revocation on her finances and employment since 2021.

At the close of argument the committee took the matter under submission for closed-session deliberation. No public decision was announced at the March 12 meeting; the committee will issue a written decision after deliberation.","Anita Bridal McQuig appeared March 12 before a disciplinary committee of the California Board of Pharmacy to seek reinstatement of a pharmacist license revoked in 2021.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6637271,"Pharmacist Fadi Abid asks Board to end probation early after two years of compliance",5283,677000,5960000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2586985-b2960ca28f578a54d8fa830122a5cb1a&start=677&end=5960","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2586985-b2960ca28f578a54d8fa830122a5cb1a/thumbnail_677000.jpg","/articles/6637271/California/Pharmacist-Fadi-Abid-asks-Board-to-end-probation-early-after-two-years-of-compliance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6637271-6d9c068f5d83614537e59372ac7be8c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770782677&Signature=A8pyN9hKs5ieyPIAz448JWSPZaccoW1frEdZDV9KO5ko7sPQpD-ENUIOuAPvjrXchJ-DXDak6dAu5Ev0hkCn0JphZ0f~oKewKMJKfXyd1LSBcMN5lU2CBlg82JMy952oQQGX--Dykck06XJ5ayGa3AfGhdq1odFHDasP9C6QIBcEoTNH2nD5QwU3~IKWD0Yax~HqDl1NNAg2e-nzuHn0aRXypYQ6At318ISf7vNqH8lEjyinfY9dy3xfc1aiiW87TeHABVC-LIyRzgT0givSNFpgpn-uJF91ZRHa54TOi4OsRwFnfkYMGI7aDRbSEtFw2DHoAGOrGdoavKPrRgYELw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A disciplinary committee of the California Board of Pharmacy heard testimony March 12 on a petition by pharmacist Fadi Atif Nasar Abid to end probation early following a stay of license revocation and a three-year probation imposed in 2022.

Administrative Law Judge Heather Rowan presided over the hearing and Deputy Attorney General Nicole Trauma summarized the accusation that led to the sanction: while acting as pharmacist in charge at River’s Edge Pharmacy, the accusation said, Abid allowed distribution and warehousing practices that violated applicable pharmacy law and allowed unlicensed staff to sign for and receive dangerous drugs. The license revocation became effective Aug. 24, 2022, but was stayed and Abid’s license was placed on probation for three years.

Abid’s attorney, Ivan Petrozelka, told the committee that Abid has been fully compliant with the terms of probation, including quarterly reporting and payment of an administrative fine, and has completed the required remedial education and an ethics course. Petrozelka argued Abid had taken substantial remedial and professional-development steps and asked the committee to end probation early.

Abid testified under oath that a lack of experience contributed to the lapses that led to discipline, and that he accepts responsibility. He told the committee he stepped down from the pharmacist-in-charge role, has worked with an experienced consultant pharmacist, and completed multiple specialty courses — including sterile compounding and IVIG specialty training — as well as ongoing internal auditing and staff training he said were implemented after the settlement.

Raffi Simonian, the consultant pharmacist retained to audit River’s Edge, testified he began monthly inspections in October 2023 and said he had performed more than two dozen visits, worked with the leadership team to revise policies and procedures, and verified operational changes addressing the problems identified in the accusation. Simonian described specific steps taken, including a stricter receipt and quarantine policy for shipments not signed by a pharmacist, updated reverse-distributor procedures, and upgrades to sterile-compounding workflows and software intended to meet USP <797> requirements. He told the committee he would recommend granting the petition and said that, in his view, Abid had been rehabilitated and the pharmacy’s systems now provided stronger safeguards.

Deputy Attorney General Trauma presented the case history and exhibits, and noted the record the committee received, including the petition packet and seven letters of recommendation. She did not oppose admission of the petition packet as evidence but summarized the underlying facts from the accusation for the committee’s consideration.

Committee members questioned Abid about the original practices at River’s Edge, his role and oversight as pharmacist in charge, and the specific training and process changes he has undertaken. Abid described auditing, staff training, and the decision to step down from sole leadership so he could learn under more experienced managers.

The record was closed at the end of the hearing and the matter was submitted to the committee for deliberation in closed session. No final vote or decision was announced at the March 12 meeting.

The committee has not yet released a written decision; the matter will be resolved following the board’s closed-session deliberations.","A disciplinary committee of the California Board of Pharmacy heard testimony March 12 on a petition by pharmacist Fadi Atif Nasar Abid to end probation early following a stay of license revocation and a three-year probation imposed in 2022.","actionData","errors"]

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Technician Jamal Watts urges Board to reinstate license, describes sobriety since 2021

Former pharmacist Anita McQuig seeks reinstatement after 2021 revocation; committee hears testimony and financial hardship claim

Pharmacist Fadi Abid asks Board to end probation early after two years of compliance