Indiana’s pharmacy regulators on Monday reluctantly approved a disciplinary settlement with IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital over what they describe as one of the largest known drug theft cases in state history.
Multiple board members questioned whether the punishment fit the magnitude of the misconduct, however.
The Indiana Board of Pharmacy voted 3-2 to accept the revised agreement after nearly three months of negotiations, placing the Muncie hospital’s pharmacy license on probation for at least three years, imposing the maximum $44,000 civil fine allowed under state law and requiring extensive outside audits, inspections and additional diversion-prevention training…