Incident 40094
Incident 40094
A pharmacist and two pharmacy technicians dispensed approximately more than 60,000 pills of hydrocodone and 57,000 pills of oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of any professional medical practice.
Barker Cypress Pharmacy, is a pharmacy licensed with the Texas State Pharmacy Board and registered with the Drug
Enforcement Administration. Barker Cypress Pharmacy was authorized to dispense controlled
substances based on prescriptions issued for a legitimate medical purpose by practitioners acting
within the usual course of their professional practice. The pharmacist-owner employed Pharmacy Technicians at Barker Cypress.
Three individuals distributed and dispensed controlled substances, including hydrocodone, oxycodone,
and carisoprodol, from Barker Cypress Pharmacy to multiple people, based on
prescriptions issued without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of any
professional medical practice.
The three individuals and others known and unknown to the grand jury, dispensed approximately more
than 60,000 pills of hydrocodone and 57,000 pills of oxycodone from Barker Cypress Pharmacy.
The indictment named several other individuals involved in the scheme, across two pharmacies: Barker Cypress Pharmacy and Ennis Street Pharmacy.
Approximate date(s) of the diversion:
09/26/2018
Where the Diversion Occurred:
Barker Cypress Pharmacy.
1855 Barker Cypress Rd #140, Houston, TX 77084
Type of Healthcare Facility:
Pharmacy
Person Diverting:
Cynthia Ngwabam Leon Covin, and Toni Maria Nalintya
Profession of the person diverting:
Pharmacist
Has the incident been reported?
e.g. to local law enforcement, county board of health, state licensure board, and/or federal DEA or FDA authorities?
Yes
To whom has the incident been reported?
Drug Enforcement Administration
