State regulators have revoked the license of a Dubuque pharmacy employee for the suspected theft of hundreds of pills.
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy recently charged pharmacist technician trainee Akasha Brown with obtaining or attempting to unlawfully obtain prescription drugs; stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy for personal use or for distribution to others; and knowingly making misleading or deceptive representations in the practice of pharmacy or engaging in unethical conduct that is harmful to the public.
According to the board, Brown was employed at Hartig Drug Company in Dubuque in 2025 when the board staff learned the pharmacy had submitted a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration form indicating an employee had stolen controlled substances from the business…