Drug bust at Texas Star Pharmacy?

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inkypinky186@reddit

Omg I worked there!! I got fired because I kept fighting back the mental abuse the owners and upper level workers caused, it was literally the worst 3 months of my life. I hope that place burns down

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Chance-Staff-3098@reddit

Were you a tech? Like compounding meds? I just got hired there and didn’t know about all of this until today..now im terrified of what I got myself into 😅

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inkypinky186@reddit

If you are a pharmacist and are trying to grow your career, I pray you are able to grow in an environment that encourages growth and has good values.

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Pharmacy technician! When I interviewed they said they would pay for me to get certified in sterile compounding! So that’s why I accepted the position since it will allow me to grow so we will see how it goes 😭

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inkypinky186@reddit

I was in packing and shipping, no matter how fast we worked it was never good enough and I don't remember everyone's name but I remember Holly being a bitch and the owners and specifically their financial dude was just horrible. The environment was constantly negative. Also the owners got raided by FBI at some point and faced charges and potential 20 year prison sentence for selling steroids and other substances to minors 👌🏻

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Grateful-Im-Not-Dead@reddit

It was a horrible place to work. I was there for 9 years. I worked there with the old owners for about 8 years and then around 1 year with the Bhaumiks. I wish the old owners kept it. I still talk to them. They are great people.

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Jellfish37@reddit

Did you work in the sterile lab or non sterile side of compounding?

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Grateful-Im-Not-Dead@reddit

I do non-sterile exclusively now. I did some sterile at Texas Star, but I enjoy non-sterile the most.

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Jellfish37@reddit

Why did you leave?

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Grateful-Im-Not-Dead@reddit

It was not a pleasant place to work. High stress

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Present-Leadership72@reddit

I feel bad for the original owner Donna. She was great and very ethical. Must be killing her to see what they have done with the pharmacy.

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No-Entertainer-190@reddit

I'm super familiar with this pharmacy. I work at a competitor compounder and we used to deal with Dr. Shelton a LOT. Rumor is Texas Star was paying Dr. Shelton to send all of his patients to them. There was also a LOT of shady stuff going on with how controlled substances were dispensed (read as: illegally being dispensed). I've spoken with several people who used to work there and we are all honestly surprised they (the Dr and the pharmacy) got away with it for as long as they did. Employees have literally walked out and quit to avoid being involved in the illegal activity.

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body_by_buttermilk@reddit

What compound pharmacy do you work for? I’ll need another one for semaglutide

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Marathon_Mom_of_4@reddit

Sands Rx makes it and their pricing is really good. They have many locations. I know the one in Wylie makes it and they will ship it.

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Present-Leadership72@reddit

I am a physician and we use SandsRx and Beaker pharmacy. Stonegate Pharmacy mail orders from Austin. Have a legitimate physician- med spas and some M.D.'s are ripping patients off. We only take the usual insurance co-pay for the visit and that's it. Don't pay $400-$600 a month, that's just a rip off to make money.

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Zer0skill2316@reddit

I went to pick up medication at Texas Star yesterday and there were DEA agents all outside. I wasn't sure what was going on at first so I walked in and was immediately met by agents saying I will have to come back another time. I know Shelton and Texas Star worked very close together. I have got my HRT from Shelton for 6+ years. Back in 2018 they had a note on the office door saying they no longer prescribe pain medication which I thought was strange. I have never went to Shelton for anything other then HRT but from what I hear is you could basically ask the dude for anything and he would give it to you. All my interactions with him were always pleasant. I'm real curious to see how this unfolds. Maybe we will get a Netflix documentary in a few years lol. This is federal so they must have been building a case for awhile.

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its_kgs_not_lbs@reddit

Yeah, I've been referred to him for HRT because "he will prescribe" anything. Anavar, Winstrol, etc. on top of test. I passed as it sounded sketchy. Heard he's a nice guy though.

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monsteronmars@reddit

My bet is Dr. Shelton was getting kickbacks from the Pharmacy for writing Rx’s and sending patients there. This is illegal.

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First-Elderberry-760@reddit

Could you update us and let us know if it’s open when you go back? I’m not sure if this investigation would shut down their business as a whole or just cease what they were doing wrong.

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SeveralAd7860@reddit

They are open today

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ironman1992alive@reddit

I use Physicians Choice Infusion Pharmacy. I changed to them and their semaglutide works really well.

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Gullible_Ad5942@reddit

Good to know! The last semaglutide I got from TS wasn’t all the way full. 😒 and it didn’t work so this makes me wonder what was in the bottle. 😳

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DR_JDM@reddit

Yes Physicians Choice is a reputable place

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DR_JDM@reddit

yes thats where most of my friends get their meds

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DR_JDM@reddit

Agree! Good pharmacy with good prices too

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Heyitserintay@reddit

I used to work here! I compounded testosterone SL tabs for high school students and always thought that was weird

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Gullible_Ad5942@reddit

What is that?

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jamesw4408@reddit

I hope it’s nothing crazy. I have a compounded prescription I get there.

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Gullible_Ad5942@reddit

As I fill my medication… do you still use them? I know they’re back open.

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

Allen Family Drug is a good place. I've been using them for almost 5 years now.

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ronnie87@reddit

There’s a compound pharmacy in McKinney of 380…

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Snoo-33394@reddit

Not anymore 😅

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Strict-Butterfly-387@reddit

Same!!!! Ugh I was going to pick it up this weekend

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jamesw4408@reddit

And I already paid for my prescription to pick up in a few days. Gosh darn it

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Adept-Egg6374@reddit

I used to work there. I can expose the HELL out of the owners

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Mihogan21@reddit

How would one get there medical records now they are closed?

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imperialtofu@reddit

lol….do you by chance know Alex or Taylor…

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Adept-Egg6374@reddit

I’ll do you one better! I’m dating Taylor :)

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potatofarmdash@reddit

lol I will say my work place used to use to send our clients' prescriptions to TX Star and we recently stopped using them within the past few months because their customer service was so bad...now i'm thinking the reason it was so bad was because we weren't the ones paying for the high price illegal stuff so they didnt care lol. But all that to say Taylor was one of the few people that we always sighed relief when they answered the phone because they were actually helpful compared to everyone else lol.

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PardyHardy04@reddit

27 people quit in my 6 months I worked there

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Alarmed_Lavishness_4@reddit

They can’t keep people!

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getbooyahh@reddit

Whoever this Taylor is she sounds cool lmao

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Adept-Egg6374@reddit

My Taylor never worked there 😭😭😭

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Dufusbroth@reddit

Do tell all lol

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Alarmed_Lavishness_4@reddit

I used to work there too!

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Fabulous-Paper-8447@reddit

Yeah I would love to hear more. My popular weightloss rX comes from there.

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hushnowonlydreams@reddit

Yep, the sell compounded semaglutide even though semaglutide is patent protected by Novo Nordisk. Where are they getting this "semaglutide" from? Scary shit tbh.

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monsteronmars@reddit

You really really need to call the FBI and make a report to the recorded line. You could have info they could use and it sounds like they need to go down.

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Zer0skill2316@reddit

Please share!!!!!

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Mihogan21@reddit

Anyone that was going to Dr Shelton been able to get their medical records?

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ShortScientist4000@reddit

What the heck, just paid $125 for compounded meds to be shipped to me????

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ScottieBoysName@reddit

Did you recieve your meds?

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ShortScientist4000@reddit

I did!

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ScottieBoysName@reddit

Interesting - I guess they stopped now.

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

Get a refund, reverse the charge on your credit card.

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expendableeducator@reddit

Texas Star was a fucking shitshow. Husband had scripts there and we had them moved to another pharmacy who actually answers the phone and responds to patients. Sad to hear about Dr Shelton tho. Hubby only went there for HRT but he was always super nice and very thorough.

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imperialtofu@reddit

Insider found it! Illegal drug distribution….. Bhaumik are the owners

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/celina-physician-indicted-illegally-distributing-controlled-substances

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body_by_buttermilk@reddit

I don’t see how it’s connected to the pharmacy

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No-Entertainer-190@reddit

The pharmacy was paying the dr to send his patients to them. That then turned into dispensing controlled substances without a valid prescription. Among other things I’m sure.

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Those_Lingerers@reddit

Thanks for the link. I'm curious how Dr. Shelton was involved. I would see him at his practice a decade or so ago and he was a good dude, great doctor.

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monsteronmars@reddit

He was probably getting kickbacks from the Pharmacy for writing prescriptions and sending his patients solely to that pharmacy. This is illegal and the Feds go after this type of thing all the time.

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Least_Ad8917@reddit

Sheltons office is known as the steroid clinic there

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GreenLonghorn@reddit

So this is separate from the steroids? DOJ charges seem like a big ass deal. 20 years!

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Forsaken-Soup-4034@reddit

OMG i used to work there 4 months ago this is crazy!!

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Puzzleheaded_River61@reddit

Does he give scripts for ecstasy?

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TaBzK@reddit

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x6gojk9vatnnbtt4d9t82/20240229_162702.mp4?rlkey=9u650gcegsv7ykfaghsh7ppq3&dl=0

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Jellfish37@reddit

Was this from today? Or Thursday? Are they open today?

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TaBzK@reddit

I think it was from the day of the raid.

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PotatoFamBam@reddit

Babes I also used to work there there’s so much information on them.

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monsteronmars@reddit

You soooo have to call the Dallas FBI and leave info on their recorded line. They need to go down. Give them all the ammo you have.

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Grateful-Im-Not-Dead@reddit

I used to work there. It's all everyone is talking about in the North Texas pharmacy world. The DEA and FBI raided them. There are rumors circulating. Some of the rumors are the steroid thing, kickbacks, and bribery. However, no one has any concrete information.

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FirebunnyLP@reddit

Wow, all the dangerous drugs to choose from and they go after steroids being sold to athletes. What a waste of resources.

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shuknjive@reddit

It was opiates, benzos and steroids I think.

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monsteronmars@reddit

And stimulants

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FirebunnyLP@reddit

That is a bit more serious with the first two tacked on there.

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HarmoniousLight@reddit

It’s like a forest fire I think.

I’m the son of a 1st South American immigrant and over there there is a very consistent level of sleaze and willingness to bend the law in larger ways.

Imo, nipping shit like this in the bud early on keeps areas like Plano safe and from the operation from expanding into something worse.

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FirebunnyLP@reddit

Fear mongering does nothing other than make you fearful.

As long as Texas as a whole touts football as king importance stuff like that will be easily accessible.

Shelton wasn't the only source, or even the biggest source in town,but he definitely was the most expensive source by a large margin.

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HarmoniousLight@reddit

I wouldn’t say fear mongering. It’s realistic.

If I was in charge of trafficking drugs, it would help to work with established outlets in the local area that already do shady business.

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texas1hunter@reddit

Really missed out on pushing Ozempic to Plano moms

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Grateful-Im-Not-Dead@reddit

More information came to light. Looks like it is drug trafficking and money laundering. I'll attach the source. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/celina-physician-indicted-illegally-distributing-controlled-substances

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FirebunnyLP@reddit

Oh this is Dr. Shelton? Yeah, I was wondering when this was coming.

If it was just steroids I wouldn't care but I have heard numerous times he will prescribe whatever you ask for which is in itself a problem.

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Grateful-Im-Not-Dead@reddit

Yeah. He's a big prescriber around the area. I haven't heard much about him since I left Texas Star. I do work in the compounding side of things more, so it's been a while since I've heard anything on him.

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common-demon-toot@reddit

I just saw a job ad for them on indeed the other day

wth

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Electronic_Fox494@reddit

Need a compounding technician job in wylie??? We are the beat here!!! Coming from a happy employee I can tell you that it's like family here and the pay is good!!!!

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common-demon-toot@reddit

thank you I'll PM you 😂

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shuknjive@reddit

Hey, could you dm me? My son works at Texas Star and he's looking now. Really shook him up, his area is right next to the owners' offices and he saw the whole thing go down.

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Jellfish37@reddit

What did he see/hear?

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Electronic_Fox494@reddit

I messaged you!!

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CoolPlanoDude@reddit

This is crazy. They say a lot of people are involved. 20 years in Jail? I wouldn’t want to do 20 mins in jail let alone 20 years. Geez.

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Electronic_Fox494@reddit

I used to work there too!! Anyone needing a compounding job in wylie? We are hiring here. We will he getting alot of their patients. Let me know!!

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Serious_Raspberry_60@reddit

name of pharmacy?

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Electronic_Fox494@reddit

Sandsrx pharmacy in wylie

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souper_jenious@reddit

My school had students there at the time on rotations. Very interesting situation.

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Grateful-Im-Not-Dead@reddit

Allen high school?

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souper_jenious@reddit

No, a school in Plano

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Complex_Leading5260@reddit

Fu'ball. It's all about Spring Training and Fu'ball........

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ConsciousLeg6930@reddit

I just left there and their computer systems are down - guess their records are being seized. A lady at the front desk took my name and said they’d call me when my compounded Rx was ready later this afternoon or tomorrow, but indicated they could have given it to me if it was ready. No mention of closing or the raid. Some woman from Ch 5 was interviewing outside the place on Parker Rd. First I heard of the raid.

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