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Nevada pharmacy board approves multiple disciplinary settlements, fines and suspensions
Summary
The Nevada State Board of Pharmacy on Dec. 3–4 approved a series of disciplinary stipulated settlements imposing fines, suspensions, probation and revocations against pharmacies and practitioners for prescription errors, unauthorized dispensing and compounding violations.
The Nevada State Board of Pharmacy approved a series of disciplinary settlements Dec. 3–4 that imposed fines, probation, suspensions and revocations on pharmacies and licensees for prescribing, dispensing and compounding violations. Actions included rejection of a proposed stipulation for Walgreens Pharmacy #03842 while accepting a settlement for the employee involved, Sothy Him; approval of multiple CVS stipulated orders; and revocations or stayed revocations for several individual registrants.
General Counsel presentations detailed alleged misconduct across separate matters: Laura Tucker said Walgreens and its employee were responsible for acts that resulted in a negative patient outcome; Gregory Zunino and Brett Kandt presented cases involving unauthorized personnel performing dispensing tasks, dispensing expired prescriptions and failures to consult the prescription monitoring program. The board rejected the Walgreens Pharmacy #03842 stipulation (motion by President Helen Park) but accepted the Stipulation and Order for Sothy Him (motion by Jade Jacobo). The record shows unanimous votes on most approved settlements and recusals noted where board members had prior employment ties (for example, Jacobo recused on multiple CVS matters).
Penalties recorded included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, attorney-fee assessments, probations with continuing-education requirements and workplace restrictions, stayed suspensions, and immediate revocations for some controlled-substance registrations. For example, Joseph Delallo’s original revocation was amended to a three-year stayed suspension with probation, CE requirements and a reduced fine schedule; Samuel Chacon’s certificate of registration for controlled substances was revoked with a one-year minimum ineligibility to petition for reinstatement. Revive Rx was placed on one-year probation with a $5,000 fine, $4,000 in attorney fees, quarterly inspections at the company’s expense and an NABP inspection requirement.
The board’s decisions were procedural motions reflected in the minutes; no public comment was recorded for the disciplinary docket. The board’s enforcement actions will be effective as stated in each Stipulation and Order and include payment deadlines, probation conditions and restrictions on practice where specified.
