AFFECTED CLINICSThese clinics are known to have received injectable medications from Wellness Store Compounding Pharmacy in Cleveland after Jan. 1:• Associates in Spine and Joint Medicine, Cleveland, Tenn.• Cleveland Medical Associates, Cleveland, Tenn.• East Tennessee Vein Clinic, Knoxville, Tenn.• Hollywood Body Spa, Athens, Tenn.• Internal Medicine Group, Cleveland, Tenn.• Kennedy Clinic, Ooltewah, Tenn.• Lynn Garden Weight Loss, Kingsport, Tenn.• Premier Weight Management, LaFollette, Tenn.• Voytik Center for Orthopedics, Cleveland, Tenn.Source: Tennessee Department of HealthWHAT TO DOIf you have drugs produced by the Wellness Store Compounding Pharmacy, do not use them.Do not throw the drugs away. Instead, arrange collection with the Tennessee Department of Health by calling 615-741-2718.If you have used injectable drugs made by the Wellness Store, and you notice pain, swelling or redness at or near an injection site, call your doctor immediately.Source: Tennessee Department of Health
Health tileState health officials are warning patients not to use drugs made in a Cleveland, Tenn., pharmacy after an investigation found a series of major violations in its drug-making process.
The state has suspended the license of the Wellness Store Compounding Pharmacy, located at 3555 Keith St. NW, after investigators found that the pharmacy was using “outdated, deteriorated or otherwise unsafe” ingredients to make eye drops and injectable drugs like steroids and the hormone hCG.
The pharmacist in charge at the Wellness Store, Robin Terrero, also had her license suspended after an investigator found that she “intentionally falsified records,” frequently left the pharmacy unattended and illegally dispensed controlled substances using forged prescriptions in her son’s name.
At least nine clinics in East Tennessee have received injectable drugs from the Wellness Store since the beginning of this year, and the pharmacy may have supplied some injectable drugs directly to pharmacy customers.