Pharmacy Times  A Pharmacist’s Exclusion from Federal Health
Plans  Author: Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD  When a
pharmacist pleads guilty to charges related to controlled
substances and is then notified by federal authorities that he
will be excluded from participating in federal health programs,
can he avoid the consequences of his guilty plea?  When a
pharmacist is charged with a number of serious offenses related
to controlled substances and enters into an agreement to plead
guilty if the state will not oppose a deferred judgment, and
subsequently is notified by federal authorities that he will be
excluded from participating in federal health programs, can he
avoid the onerous collateral consequences of his guilty plea?
A pharmacist who practiced on a part-time basis in a Midwestern
state was the subject of a theft warrant. Upon his arrest, the
police searched his vehicle and found 57 prescription
containers. He initially told the police that he was a pharmacy
technician and intended to destroy the me