Hanover pharmacist suspended over excessive narcotics prescriptions

N.H. Board of Pharmacy has temporarily suspended the state pharmacy license of Jeffrey A. Licht after an investigation found Licht was being prescribed excessive amounts of a narcotic.

Licht, a registered pharmacist, worked in Pharmacy Services at Dartmouth College Health Services, according to a staff listing on the colleges website. A Dartmouth spokesman did not respond by deadline.

A professional misconduct hearing is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Board of Pharmacy office at 57 Regional Drive, Concord.

In an order dated May 11, the Board of Pharmacy said an investigation showed Licht diverted hydrocodone/acetaminophen from Dicks House, which is part of Dartmouth College Health Services.

Hydrocodone is an opiate.

Reached by phone in Hanover, Licht called the charges ludicrous.

I think they will be dropped out of hand, Licht said. He said he had no attorney and would represent himself at the hearing Wednesday.

Im just sorry that people become guilty before there is even a hearing. I dont have anything to say about the case except that nothing in it is true, he said.

The Pharmacy Boards complaint said Licht was prescribed 9,761 tablets of hydrocodone/acetaminophen between August 2010 and March 2012 from a physician who was summarily suspended by a medical board from another state for inappropriately prescribing drugs.

From March 2011 to March 2012, Mr. Licht received an average of 20 tablets of hydrocodone/acetaminophen per day, the order said.

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Hanover pharmacist suspended over excessive narcotics prescriptions