Updated: 1:00 PM EST January 15, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio A temporary restraining order, enjoining a Toledo pharmacy and two of its pharmacists from dispensing opioids and other controlled substances, has been issued by a federal court in the state, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
According to a civil complaint filed Jan. 6, Shaffer Pharmacy, its owner Thomas Tadsen and pharmacist Wilson Bunton, are accused of repeatedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
The complaint alleges that over a period of several years, the pharmacists dispensed highly addictive and highly abused prescription opioids while ignoring “red flags” described as obvious indications of drug diversion and drug-seeking behavior.