Quick Hits: Unlicensed Pharmacist Costs Walgreens $7.5M

Fake it ‘til you make it can be a good strategy, but generally not in the medical field. A recent CNN article discussed a unique case in which a San Francisco woman worked as a Walgreens pharmacist for more than a decade without a license from the Board of Pharmacy. During that time, she filled more than 745,000 prescriptions, including more than 100,000 for controlled substances. Walgreens failed to properly check the employees credentials.