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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam, zolpidem and other controlled substances from a national pharmacy chain in Easton, Maryland, by taking pills from bottles
2025-12
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Maryland Easton, MD |
a national pharmacy chain, at two stores in Easton, Maryland | Alprazolam (Xanax), zolpidem (Ambien), carisoprodol (Soma), diazepam, eszopiclone (Lunesta), and clonazepam | Stole controlled substances from the pharmacy's stores by taking them from pill bottles; was seen consuming alprazolam tablets and placing additional tablets in a lab coat pocket; admitted stealing multiple controlled substances. | not stated | Final order of revocation of pharmacy technician registration; registration revoked. | none documented | source |
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Chicago pharmacy settles federal claims after technicians diverted hydrocodone
2025-09-15
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Illinois | Retail pharmacy, Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago | Hydrocodone (more than 56,000 pills); records also deficient for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam | not stated | Two pharmacy technicians | not stated | none documented | source |
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Chicago pharmacy settles federal Controlled Substances Act claims after technician hydrocodone thefts
2025-09-15
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Illinois | Retail pharmacy, Chicago | Hydrocodone; recordkeeping gaps also involving hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam | not stated | Pharmacy (registrant); two pharmacy technicians | not stated | none documented | source |
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Chicago pharmacy settles Controlled Substances Act claims after technicians stole hydrocodone
2025-09-15
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Illinois | Retail pharmacy in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood | Hydrocodone (more than 56,000 pills); recordkeeping gaps also cited for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam | not stated | Two pharmacy technicians | not stated | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma grocery-chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing and selling hydrocodone and alprazolam
2025-08-13
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Oklahoma | Grocery-chain retail pharmacy in Oklahoma | Hydrocodone stock bottles, hydrocodone-acetaminophen 10mg/325mg and alprazolam | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics
2024-06
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Arkansas | Retail pharmacy in Texarkana | Methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, morphine (MS Contin), alprazolam and other controlled substances | not stated | Staff pharmacist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances
2023-09-13
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Illinois | Pharmacy, Central District of Illinois | Hydrocodone, alprazolam, promethazine with codeine | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances
2022-11
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Illinois | Pharmacy, Le Roy, Illinois | Hydrocodone (over 28,000 pills), alprazolam, promethazine with codeine | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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