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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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New York Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2019)
2019
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New York New York |
Physician (New York) | Hydromorphone | Charge as worded in the source: identity theft; possession of unlawful hydromorphone HCL | not stated | Sentenced (2019) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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North Colorado Medical Center Nurse Stole Opioids from Locked Dispensing System
2018-04-26
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Colorado Greeley, Colorado |
North Colorado Medical Center (Greeley, CO) | Fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone | Theft from locked automated dispensing system; used drugs while on shift | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Apr 26, 2018 to 4 months + 1 year supervised release | none documented | source |
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Denver VA and ER Nurse Tampered with Fentanyl Vials, Resealed with Skin Glue
2018-04-19
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Colorado Denver, Colorado |
VA Medical Center and a free-standing UCHealth ER (Denver, CO) | Hydromorphone, morphine, fentanyl | Took leftover waste doses; tampered fentanyl vials refilled with saline, resealed with skin glue | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Apr 19, 2018 to 14 months + 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Home-Infusion Pharmacy Tech Diluted Hospice Patients' IV Opioids
2018-02-21
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Alabama Birmingham, Alabama |
ContinuumRx of Central Alabama, home-infusion pharmacy (Birmingham, AL) | Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone — IV compounding vials | Withdrew drug with syringe, refilled vials with saline/sterile water, returned to inventory | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Feb 21, 2018 to 5 years in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Former registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Converse County sentenced for stealing hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing them with saline
2018-02
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Wyoming Douglas, WY |
Memorial Hospital of Converse County | hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol) | The former nurse pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation, deception or subterfuge. An indictment alleged tampering with 58 vials of hydromorphone and one container of meperidine by removing some or all of the drug and replacing it with saline solution. The former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone and a hospital spokesman said the former nurse personally used the drugs. | not stated | Sentenced to two concurrent eight-month prison terms and two concurrent three-year terms of supervised release, with home confinement except for court-approved activities, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and substance abuse treatment. The Wyoming State Board of Nursing suspended the nurse's license. | none documented | source |
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Birmingham Pharmacy Technician Tampered with Opioid IV Bags Prepared for Palliative Care Patients
2018-02
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Alabama Birmingham, AL |
Home-infusion pharmacy, Birmingham, AL | Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone hydrochloride | Removed drugs from vials used to mix palliative-care IV bags and replaced them with another liquid, knowing diluted bags would reach patients | not stated | Sentenced to five years in prison for tampering with opioids intended for IV fluid | none documented | source |
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Minnesota Paramedic Stole Ambulance Morphine, Replaced It with Saline
2015-07-16
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Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Allina Health ambulance service (Minneapolis, MN) | Morphine and hydromorphone — ambulance patient supply | Withdrew drug with syringe from ambulance stock, refilled vials with saline | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jul 16, 2015 to 3 years probation | none documented | source |
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Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Selling Stolen Oxycodone
2015-05-19
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Idaho Twin Falls, Idaho |
Retail pharmacy (Twin Falls, ID) | Oxycodone and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) tablets | Stole bottles from pharmacy stock; arranged street sales via text and glove-box drops | not stated | Sentenced May 19, 2015 to 12 months + 1 day in federal prison | $1,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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