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Muncie hospital pharmacy license put on probation after pharmacy manager diverted opioids using unused transaction types
2026-07
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Indiana Muncie, IN |
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital | hydromorphone, methadone, morphine | The attorney general's administrative complaint alleged the hospital failed over a 44-month period to maintain effective controls against theft and diversion of controlled substances, allowing a pharmacy manager to repeatedly remove Schedule II narcotics through normally-unused transaction types while disguising the withdrawals as legitimate transfers to two outpatient clinics. Investigators said the reported losses included more than 32,000 milliliters of hydromorphone, more than 3,300 milliliters of methadone solution, more than 4,000 methadone tablets and smaller amounts of morphine, with the hospital estimating its loss at more than $121,000. | not stated | The Indiana Board of Pharmacy voted 3-2 to accept a revised settlement placing the hospital's pharmacy license and controlled substance registration on indefinite probation for at least three years, imposing the maximum $44,000 civil fine plus a $5 statutory fee, and requiring quarterly independent audits, two unannounced compliance inspections, a drug diversion certificate program for pharmacy leadership and additional diversion-prevention continuing education. | 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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St. Francis Hospital Nurse Turned Off Infusion Pumps to Divert Narcotics
2019-08-14
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Connecticut Hartford, CT |
Hospital (St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl, and morphine | Shut off patients' narcotic infusion pumps for hours at a time and diverted the withheld doses; falsified controlled substance and medical records | not stated | Connecticut consent order, August 14, 2019: $2,000 civil penalty, one-year license suspension, five years' probation | $2,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.