A new Pentagon inspector general report has revealed that the White House's little-known in-house pharmacy was wasting $750,000 of taxpayer money by incorrectly dispensing prescription drugs to staff.
One former pharmacy employee told investigators that a doctor once asked if he could “catch” someone who used controlled substances “as a farewell gift for leaving the White House.”
According to a Stat News article, the report found that pharmacy administrators were dispensing controlled drugs such as Ambien and Provigil without verifying patients' identities.
Statistics newspaper reported that there was a sign in the White House office that said “pharmacy,” but officials insisted it was not actually a pharmacy.
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The investigation, released this month, was conducted by the Pentagon's independent Office of Inspector General, as the White House pharmacy is operated by the White House military and its affiliated medical units.
The investigation was prompted by an internal complaint the Pentagon received in 2018 that an unnamed senior military medical officer was engaging in “improper medical practice.” Although the investigation only covered activities at the office during the Trump administration up until early 2020, the Bureau of Statistics said investigators also interviewed employees who worked at the office under former President Barack Obama. .
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One former pharmacy employee told investigators that a doctor once asked if he could “catch” someone who used controlled substances “as a farewell gift for leaving the White House.” (St. Petersburg)
The “pharmacy” allowed people to obtain over-the-counter medications from open boxes, the report said.
It was also found that the firm's larger affiliate improperly covered the care of numerous unqualified employees, wasting more than $750,000 in taxpayer money over just three years. The statistics agency said even that figure was “vague” because so many records were poorly kept and even handwritten.
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“If this was a traditional pharmacy, it definitely would have been appointed to the state Board of Pharmacy,” said Douglas Hoey, CEO of the National Association of Community Pharmacists. “And if this were a pharmacy operating out of the White House, there's probably even an outside chance of it being shut down by the state Board of Pharmacy,” he said.
