Crime & Safety
Woman Charged with Altering Prescription
Police said the woman changed the number of tablets in the prescription, which was for a controlled substance.
A woman faces a criminal charge for altering her prescription for a controlled substance at a Creve Coeur pharmacy.
Ashley Fortune, 25, of the 3200 block of Parkwood Lane in Maryland Heights, was charged Jan. 7 with fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance.
Creve Coeur Police said Fortune changed the number of tablets 45 to 60 on a Suboxone prescription, and presented it to be filled at the CVS pharmacy at 11560 Olive Blvd.
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Suboxone, or buprenorphine, typically is prescribed to help treat opiate addictions.
Fortune was released after posting 10 percent of a $7,500 bond.
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