Labor/Employment,
Health Care & Hospital Law,
Administrative/Regulatory
May 13, 2022
Pharmacist regulator says Walgreens didn’t use red flags to discourage over-dispensing of opioids
“I’ve reviewed complaints from Walgreens pharmacists about short staffing and metrics to fill prescriptions faster,” testified Carmen Catizone, former executive director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
A prominent pharmacist regulator took the stand Thursday on behalf of San Francisco to testify about the supposed insufficient “red flagging” process by Walgreens and alleged over-dispensing of opioids by drugstores in the city and county.
Carmen Catizone, the former executive director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy testified for more than three hours to the alleged logistical shortcomings of Walgreens pharmacies that he...
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