In the wake of two suicides of Lancaster County pharmacists, a former pharmacy professor has raised the alarm by calling for state regulators to investigate nationwide pharmacy chain CVS.
In his July 4 complaint to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Daniel A. Hussar expressed concern about the deaths of Robert S. Reybok and George Edward “Mason” Porta, and called for an investigation into staffing and workload at the CVS stores where the men worked.
“A question exists whether factors at their workplace contributed to their tragic decisions to take their own lives,” Hussar wrote. “Whether or not there were workplace factors in their decisions, a second important question is whether customers were at increased risk of errors and harm because of the workplace environment in these stores.”…