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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Indiana Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Indiana Indiana |
Licensed practical nurse, The Waters of Indianapolis (Indiana) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deceit (Level 6 felony) | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025); terms are in the source | none documented | source |
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California pharmacist sentenced to more than seven years for dispensing over 450,000 opioid pills on fraudulent prescriptions
2024-11-25
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California | Independent retail pharmacy, Madera | Oxycodone and hydrocodone; more than 450,000 pills | not stated | Pharmacist and pharmacy owner | not stated | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse charged with stealing oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen from residents at Prince George Healthcare Center
2024-06
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South Carolina Georgetown, SC |
Prince George Healthcare Center | Oxycodone and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | Allegedly stole for personal use and withheld a quantity of oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen prescribed to six residents while working as a registered nurse. | not stated | Arrested and booked on six counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and six counts of theft of a controlled substance, first offense. | none documented | source |
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Madera pharmacist pleaded guilty to dispensing over 200,000 opioid pills on forged prescriptions
2024-06
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California | Independent retail pharmacy in Madera | Oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets | not stated | Pharmacist and pharmacy owner | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nurse at Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford diverted fentanyl, morphine, and other controlled substances from an automated dispensing cabinet
2024-05
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Arkansas Bedford, TX |
Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen), morphine, fentanyl, diazepam, and temazepam | Withdrew two Norco 5 mg tablets from an automated dispensing cabinet when the order was for one, documented only one, then documented administration of the second after the patient was discharged; a facility audit found 10 mg morphine, 100 mcg fentanyl, 2.5 mg diazepam, and 15 mg temazepam unaccounted for; removed morphine without an order; failed to document wastage or return of unused diazepam, temazepam, and fentanyl; documented morphine administration before removal and administered an additional morphine dose without an order. | not stated | License placed on probation for two years; $1,500 civil penalty; required remedial courses and monitoring. | none documented | source |
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New Jersey drug manufacturer settles claims it failed to account for oxycodone, hydrocodone and temazepam
2024-04-10
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New Jersey | Drug manufacturing operations | Oxycodone, hydrocodone, temazepam | not stated | Pharmaceutical manufacturer (DEA registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Arkansas nurse self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer
2024-04
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Arkansas Cabot, AR |
Cabot Health and Rehab | hydrocodone | self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer | not stated | Self-reported; no disciplinary action stated | none documented | source |
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Arkansas rehabilitation facility nurse self-reported diverting hydrocodone
2024-04
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Arkansas | Health and rehabilitation facility in Cabot, Arkansas | Hydrocodone | not stated | Nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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