No Bail for Pharmacist Accused of Drug Dilution
From Times Wire Reports
A wealthy Kansas City pharmacist accused of watering down chemotherapy drugs for profit was ordered held without bond.
Robert Courtney, 48, is charged with dispensing misbranded and adulterated chemotherapy drugs.
The FBI has raised the possibility of homicide charges if the dilutions are linked to any deaths.
Authorities say tests on drugs mixed at Courtney’s pharmacy showed quantities of between less than 1% and 39% of the drugs that had been prescribed.
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