Two Eastern Iowa Walgreens Face State Charges Over Controlled Substances
Two Walgreens pharmacies in eastern Iowa are now under the microscope of state regulators, and the situation is getting attention. The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has brought charges against one store in Clinton and another in Dubuque, accusing both of failing to maintain proper accountability over controlled substances and the records tied to them. These are not small, technical oversights—they involve Schedule III, IV, and V drugs, which are medications regulated due to their potential for abuse. The board claims that the stores failed to keep accurate and complete records, and that their handling of controlled substances could be considered inconsistent with the public interest.
While the board hasn’t released specific details of what happened, federal records point to the Clinton store being located at 1905 N. 2nd Street and the Dubuque location at 55 John F. Kennedy Road. The charges were officially filed back in May, but the public is only learning about them now thanks to a posting on a state website. Hearings for both stores are set for August 20, 2025.
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This isn’t an isolated incident for Walgreens in Iowa. In fact, these Clinton and Dubuque cases bring the total to six Walgreens locations charged by the board this year alone. Just in July, three other Iowa Walgreens—located in Urbandale, Marshalltown, and North Liberty—were fined for medication-dispensing errors, with two of those mistakes going all the way back to early 2023. And in May, a Waterloo store faced similar charges to the current cases, with its own hearing scheduled for September 24, 2025.
The trend extends beyond just this year. Early in 2024, eight other Walgreens across the state—spanning cities like Des Moines, Mason City, Ankeny, and Clive—were charged with recordkeeping violations involving controlled substances. Many of those stores had already been sanctioned before, making this an ongoing concern for regulators.
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has been clear about the importance of strict adherence to drug accountability laws. Controlled substances are tracked closely for public safety reasons, and when records aren’t accurate or drugs aren’t accounted for, it raises red flags about potential misuse or diversion. Even if these cases don’t ultimately reveal intentional wrongdoing, the lack of proper documentation is taken seriously.
For now, the details of exactly what led to these charges remain undisclosed. But with hearings coming up soon, more information could emerge. In the meantime, these cases add to a growing list of Walgreens locations in Iowa that have faced penalties or investigations in recent years—highlighting an ongoing push by state regulators to keep pharmacy operations transparent, compliant, and accountable.
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