Posted On: May 25, 2010 by David W. Terry

Edwardsville, Illinois Pharmacist Sentenced For Misbranding Medications

An Illinois pharmacist was sentenced on Friday, May 14, 2010 for misbranding medications that were sent to a nursing home.

Ted Thalmann received three years probation, including six months of house arrest, after sending medications to a nursing home with incorrect expiration dates. He was also fined $2,000 and ordered to perform 250 hours of community service. Thalmann owns the Medicine Shoppe in Edwardsville, Illinois. His business was fined $16,000 and given five years probation.

Thalmann and his business, The Four L's, Inc., each pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor branding charge.