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Showing 101 of 931 cases · page 5 of 13.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Hospital nurse anesthetist accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for surgical patients
2024-01
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New Mexico Las Vegas, NM |
a regional hospital | fentanyl and propofol | Accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for patients' surgical pain control for his own use, and of going to extreme lengths to avoid drug testing after colleagues raised concerns. | not stated | Board of Nursing settlement reported to include two years of probation, quarterly supervisor reports, and random drug testing; an earlier proposed settlement had included 28 days of rehab, five years of probation, and more frequent drug testing. | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Oklahoma Oklahoma |
Physician - contract anesthesiologist at an Oklahoma City hospital (Oklahoma) | Fentanyl, midazolam, ketamine, hydromorphone | Charge as worded in the source: 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit or subterfuge | not stated | Convicted (2024); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Hospital registered nurse's license revoked after fentanyl tampering and diversion
2023-12
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Wisconsin Janesville, WI |
a hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin | fentanyl | tampered with fentanyl vials in hospital automated dispensing cabinets, had excessive fentanyl overrides, unaccounted fentanyl, and recorded wasting large amounts of fentanyl; refused a reasonable suspicion drug screen and resigned | not stated | nursing license revoked; pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with a consumer product involving injectable fentanyl; may not petition for reinstatement earlier than one year; ordered to pay costs | none documented | source |
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Norfolk Children's Hospital Pays Civil Penalty for Unregistered Warehouse Fentanyl Gap
2023-11-16
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Virginia Norfolk, Virginia |
Hospital pharmacy and receiving warehouse | Fentanyl (200 one-mL syringes) and other compounded controlled substances | Compounded controlled-substance shipments routed through an unregistered warehouse with no accounting for a fentanyl delivery | not stated | Civil settlement — $68,400 penalty plus DEA corrective-action agreement (Nov. 2023) | $68,400 (civil penalty) | source |
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Boston-Area ER Nurse Sentenced for 412 Unauthorized Opioid Withdrawals
2023-11-15
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Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts |
Hospital emergency department | Morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone | 412 unauthorized cabinet withdrawals billed to 299 already-discharged patients over ~5 months. The 412 unauthorized withdrawals were tied to 299 discharged patients. | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment and 1 year supervised release (Nov. 2023) | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl from Waterloo Hospital via False Wasting
2023-10-11
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Iowa Waterloo, Iowa |
Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa (part of a multi-hospital network) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, and morphine | Falsely documented wasting full vials after patients purportedly refused the drug, then diverted the undocumented remainder for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty, October 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; nursing license forfeited; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Agency nurse accused of diverting fentanyl at Watertown hospital; interim suspension
2023-10
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Wisconsin Watertown, WI |
a hospital located in Watertown, Wisconsin | fentanyl | Alleged diversion and use of fentanyl while working as an agency nurse assigned to a hospital located in Watertown, Wisconsin; the Board had not determined whether any statutes or rules were violated. | not stated | Interim order accepted; privilege to practice as a registered nurse in Wisconsin under the Nurse Licensure Compact suspended during the pendency of the disciplinary matter, effective 10/12/2023. | none documented | source |
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VA nurse pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone
2023-10
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Colorado Aurora, CO |
Denver Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System | fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone | stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 14 months in prison | none documented | source |
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