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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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North Carolina Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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North Carolina North Carolina |
Nurse (North Carolina) | More than 600 vials of hydromorphone allegedly taken between April and August | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2023); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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North Carolina Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Hydromorphone Vials
2022-06-01
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North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Hospital pre/post-procedure unit, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Injectable hydromorphone | Removed hydromorphone from sealed vials in an automated medication dispensing/monitoring system, injected it herself, refilled vials with saline, and reglued tamper seals before returning them to patient-use stock | not stated | Convicted of tampering with a consumer product; sentenced to 54 months in prison plus 3 years supervised release. She was already serving a three-year prison sentence for a related consumer-product-tampering conviction at a hospital in Danville, Virginia. | $3,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Intermountain Healthcare Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone Syringes
2021-07-23
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Utah Salt Lake City, Utah |
Hospital surgical/trauma ward (Intermountain Healthcare), Utah | Hydromorphone | Diverted hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes, replaced it with saline, and returned the syringes for use on other patients | not stated | Convicted by federal jury on 3 counts; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse convicted of diverting hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes and replacing it with saline
2021-07
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Utah Sandy, UT |
Intermountain Healthcare surgical and trauma ward | hydromorphone | Diverted hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes for personal use, replaced the pain medication with saline solution, returned the syringes containing greatly reduced amounts of hydromorphone for medical use by other hospital staff, and made false statements to an FDA special agent during the investigation. | not stated | Convicted by a federal jury of three counts related to fraudulently obtaining and tampering with hydromorphone, and also convicted of making false statements to an FDA special agent. | none documented | source |
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Utah Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2021)
2021
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Utah Utah |
Former nurse on an Intermountain surgical and trauma ward (Utah) | Hydromorphone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Convicted by a jury at trial; sentenced (2021) to 36 months in prison, 36 months probation | none documented | source |
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Ohio Nurse Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2020)
2020
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Ohio Ohio |
Nurse (Ohio) | Hydromorphone, morphine | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; conviction date 2020-01-14; convicted (2020); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Michigan Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017)
2017
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Michigan Michigan |
Physician (Michigan) | Oxycodone, hydromorphone | Charge as worded in the source: five counts of unlawfully distributing Oxycodone and Dilaudid | not stated | Convicted by a jury at trial; convicted (2017); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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