The oft-delayed disciplinary hearing for a local doctor accused of writing prescriptions to close family members and writing himself a prescription for a controlled substance has now progressed to a resolution. Doctor Glen Alford of Wilkesboro is charged with writing prescriptions for close family members several times, including prescriptions for a number of pain killers that are controlled substances. He's also charged with giving some of the drugs to family without a prescription. He's accused of asking a drug company to provide free samples of two sleeping aids for his own use. Each of the charges is a violation of the state's rules of professional conduct, according to charging documents from the Board. His hearing on the charges has been delayed several times, and according to an agenda released Friday from the North Carolina Medical Board, he is set to enter a consent agreement during the Board's meeting on Friday. A consent agreement is a negotiated settlement between the board and a doctor that avoids a hearing on the matter.

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