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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Alabama Alabama |
Pharmacist in charge of Midtown Pharmacy, Gadsden, and city school board member (Alabama) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; filing false tax returns | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 54 months in prison | none documented | source |
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South Dakota Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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South Dakota South Dakota |
Registered pharmacist in Scotland, SD who received controlled-substance deliveries for a hospital and pharmacy; conduct June 2019 to February 2022 (South Dakota) | Oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: Theft in Connection with Health Care; Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge (three counts) | not stated | Sentenced (2023) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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Illinois Pharmacy Technician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Illinois Illinois |
Former pharmacy technician at Sullivan Drugs, central and southern Illinois chain (Illinois) | More than 28,000 hydrocodone pills | Charge as worded in the source: theft or embezzlement in connection with health care; possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (hydrocodone) | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 30 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids at Four Montana Facilities
2022-10-13
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Montana Anaconda, Montana |
Hospital and long-term care/rehabilitation facilities, Montana | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Withdrew opioids from pharmacy stock without administering or documenting them to patients; altered and destroyed medication logs | not stated | Pleaded guilty to 3 counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances; sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison plus 1 year supervised release | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse diverted oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and hydromorphone from patients at a Madison medical center
2022-10
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Wisconsin Madison, WI |
a medical center in Madison, Wisconsin | oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, morphine, hydromorphone, and tramadol | Admitted diverting pain medications from patients for personal use over about 1.5 years, totaling approximately 100 patients and 200 dosages; admitted diverting specific doses of oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and liquid hydromorphone on June 12 and 13, 2021; charted that a patient had already received pain medication when the patient asked for it; and pled guilty to acquiring hydrocodone/acetaminophen, oxycodone, and hydromorphone by misrepresentation/fraud/deception by entering patient information into the automated dispensing cabinet and removing controlled substances for personal use. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of nursing license accepted; ordered to pay $904 in costs; cannot petition for reinstatement for at least one year; federal sentence of three years probation and a $3,500 fine. | none documented | source |
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Physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids and falsifying records at a Lake Milton medical office
2022-01
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Ohio Lake Milton, OH |
a medical office in Lake Milton, Ohio | opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone, often in combination with benzodiazepines and stimulants | illegally prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose; used false diagnoses, falsified patient pain intensity scales in medical charts, increased dosages, and prescribed for prolonged periods without evidence of efficacy; ignored urine drug screen results and warning signs of patient addiction and abuse; unlawfully prescribed opioids to two patients who later fatally overdosed and to an individual under the age of 21 | not stated | pleaded guilty to illegally distributing controlled substances, causing the deaths of two patients, unlawfully distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21, and health care fraud; sentencing scheduled for May 17, 2022 | none documented | source |
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Hawaii Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Hawaii Hawaii |
Physician - owned and operated Progressive Medical clinics in Kahului and Hilo (Hawaii) | Hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 48 months in prison; license surrendered | none documented | source |
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Montana Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Montana Montana |
Nurse (Montana) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022); terms are in the source | none documented | source |
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