PRESCRIPTION FORGERY INVESTIGATION

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- One prescription an emergency room doctor wrote in Lincolnton Sunday wasn't what was presented at a local pharmacy; now, Lincolnton Police are investigating a case of prescription forgery.

According to an incident report filed by Officer David Mocanu, the incident happened around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, as the officer responded to the Walmart Pharmacy on North Generals Boulevard.

The prescription, written for the pain killer vicodin, was written by emergency room physician Dr. Donovan Thompson at Carolinas Medical Center Lincoln.

The quantity and strength of the medication were altered before the prescription was presented to be filled at the pharmacy.

No arrests have been made in the case.

While the person who the prescription was written for didn't return to the pharmacy to pick up the medication, a supplement report indicated that two females returned to the store to pick up the prescription.