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January 19, 2010
Illinois Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Selling Old Drugs to Nursing Homes
Illinois pharmacist Ted S. Thalmann, and corporate secretary of The Medicine Shoppe of Edwardsville, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of misbranding a drug. The corporation pled guilty to a felony charge of misbranding a drug.
Case documents indicate that prescription drugs were repackaged from the original manufacturer's bottle and placed into blister packs. Those packs were labeled with incorrect expiration dates and provided to area nursing homes from March 2007 to March 2008.
Thalmann faces up to one year of imprisonment, one year of supervised release, and a fine of $100,000. The corporation faces a maximum sentence of five years probation and a fine of $500,000.
