A North Carolina woman is accused of prescribing GLP-1 medication to patients without having a medical license. Priscilla Ann Hendrix was arrested on July 8 during a traffic stop, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the arrest came after a community complaint in 2025.Court records show Hendrix is charged with 5 counts of practicing medicine without a license and five counts of obtaining property by false pretense.The warrants said Hendrix forged GLP-1 prescriptions by indicating she was a NP-C medical provider or using the name of another NP-C medical provider on the prescription. According to warrants, the forged prescriptions were written beginning in July 2025. The warrants mention two separate patients who paid Hendrix for the prescriptions. Hendrix was released from the Buncombe County Detention Center on $60,000 bond.”We appreciate the community members bringing their concerns forward in this matter,” BCSO District 2 Captain Chris Stockton said. “We appreciate the work of IGRANT to fully investigate those concerns and bring charges in this case. Even though the circumstances are unique, it shows the commitment of IGRANT to bring accountability to those who look to unlawfully gain off of others.”
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. —
A North Carolina woman is accused of prescribing GLP-1 medication to patients without having a medical license.
Priscilla Ann Hendrix was arrested on July 8 during a traffic stop, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the arrest came after a community complaint in 2025.
Court records show Hendrix is charged with 5 counts of practicing medicine without a license and five counts of obtaining property by false pretense.
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office/WYFF 4
Priscilla Ann Hendrix
The warrants said Hendrix forged GLP-1 prescriptions by indicating she was a NP-C medical provider or using the name of another NP-C medical provider on the prescription.
According to warrants, the forged prescriptions were written beginning in July 2025.
The warrants mention two separate patients who paid Hendrix for the prescriptions.
Hendrix was released from the Buncombe County Detention Center on $60,000 bond.
“We appreciate the community members bringing their concerns forward in this matter,” BCSO District 2 Captain Chris Stockton said. “We appreciate the work of IGRANT to fully investigate those concerns and bring charges in this case. Even though the circumstances are unique, it shows the commitment of IGRANT to bring accountability to those who look to unlawfully gain off of others.”