Baltimore County police said yesterday that they arrested a former CVS pharmacist and charged him with trading drugs for sex.
Ramon Bautista Juta, 54, of the first block of Trumpet Court in Perry Hall was charged with two counts of possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute, possession and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, forgery of prescriptions and prostitution, police said. Juta had worked at the CVS in the first block of Compass Road in Middle River, police said.
According to authorities, a woman told them that Juta had asked her to provide sexual favors in exchange for prescription pills she used. Police said the medications included Lortab and Xanax.
Ha ha. But I think this is more indicative of what CVS has done to the profession:
A woman has been charged with impersonating a pharmacist and police say anyone who had a prescription filled by her should have their medication checked. During a routine compliance check at the CVS pharmacy at 4405 East Riverside Drive, the State Board of Pharmacy discovered what it believes to be an unlicensed person acting as a pharmacist.
CVS released this statement Thursday:"Nancy Rose McGowan gained employment as a CVS pharmacist under false pretenses through the use of forged identification documentation and by using the identity of a pharmacist licensed to practice in Texas who is not currently living in the State. By using another pharmacist’s identity, she was able to pass CVS’ extensive pre-employment screening process"
You can stop right there CVS PR hack. You see, I'm thinking the whole point of a pre-employment screening process would to be to...um.....I dunno.....maybe keep a fake pharmacist from practicing at one of your stores?
"During (The Board's) compliance check, they asked her to produce her credentials showing she was in fact a pharmacist, she was unable to do so," said Austin Police Detective Billy PettyYeah.....hella extensive screening process you've got there CVS. Turns out all you had to do was actually ask to see her license. Tell me again how government can't do anything, and how we should leave things to the private sector? 'Cause it was the government that caught the fake pharmacist. Leave it up to CVS and some numbnut would be passing out Coumadin in Austin to this day.
Which says a lot about what it's like to, ahem....."practice" pharmacy at a CVS. Evidently she was performing all the professional duties CVS expects from a pharmacist just fine. Because once again, CVS didn't have a problem with her until the state board showed up.
CVS. An Everyday miracle. As long as you don't ask any questions that are too hard or otherwise want your pharmacist to do anything pharmacy-school based.
Thanks to the alert reader who tipped me off to the CVS perv.
