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Showing 39 of 931 cases · page 3 of 5.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Central Pennsylvania hospital nurse charged with diverting morphine from an emergency department
2022-12-13
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Pennsylvania | Emergency department, Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College | Morphine sulfate | not stated | Registered nurse, since separated from the hospital | not stated | 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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Missouri Nurse License Revoked Over Hospital Opioid Diversion and Unauthorized Badge Access
2022-07-05
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Missouri St. Louis, Missouri |
Mercy Hospital East, St. Louis, Missouri | Morphine and hydromorphone | Extracted drug residue from vials after administering patient doses and refilled the vials with an identical amount of saline solution to conceal the theft; also retrieved used vials from medical waste containers; after suspension, accessed the hospital 127 times over 18 days using her employee badge, and a drug test returned positive for morphine | not stated | Missouri Board of Nursing revoked the license on July 5, 2022; a circuit court reversed the board's order on January 29, 2023, and the board issued a probated license per the court's order on April 3, 2023 | none documented | source |
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South Carolina Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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South Carolina South Carolina |
Registered nurse, Conway Medical Center (South Carolina) | Morphine | Charge as worded in the source: theft of controlled substances; violation of drug distribution | not stated | Charged (2022); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Ann Arbor VA Nurse Anesthetist Stole 2,000+ Vials of Opioids
2021-11-09
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Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Surgical unit, Ann Arbor VA Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine, midazolam — 2,000+ vials | Used patient data and falsified records to withdraw drugs from dispensing machines | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Nov 9, 2021 to 3 years' probation | none documented | source |
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Southeast Missouri medical center paid $1.6 million to resolve invalid opioid prescribing claims
2021-09-01
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Missouri | Medical center in southeast Missouri; physician practiced in Farmington, Missouri | Morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone, prescribed alongside muscle relaxers and benzodiazepines | not stated | Employed physician (prescriber) at a hospital-affiliated practice | not stated | none documented | source |
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VA Hospice Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Dying Veterans' Morphine
2021-02-24
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Massachusetts Bedford, Massachusetts |
Hospice unit, VA Medical Center (Bedford, MA) | Liquid morphine | Diluted patients' morphine doses with tap water, drank the diverted portion | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Feb 24, 2021 to 40 months | none documented | source |
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Eastern Iowa ICU Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patient's Fentanyl and Morphine
2020-06-26
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Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
ICU, Cedar Rapids, Iowa hospital | Fentanyl and morphine | Over-obtained doses from pharmacy and withdrew drug directly from a patient's IV line | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jun 26, 2020 to federal prison | $5,500 (criminal fine) | source |
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