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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Berlin pain practice, physician and physician assistant settled claims over prescribing after inconsistent drug tests
2024-10-23
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Connecticut | Pain management practice in Berlin | Oxycodone and fentanyl | not stated | Physician, physician assistant and their practice | not stated | none documented | source |
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Dedham Rehabilitation Center Nurse Tampered with Oxycodone Syringes
2024-09-17
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Massachusetts Dedham, Massachusetts |
Rehabilitation center for long-term chronic and post-acute care, Dedham, Massachusetts | Liquid oxycodone | Removed oxycodone from patient syringes, consumed it, and refilled syringes with water or saline before returning them to medication carts | not stated | Sentenced Sept. 2024 to three years of probation after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product | none documented | source |
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VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA
2024-09-12
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Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut |
RN, West Haven VA Medical Center ICU (West Haven, CT) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone | Ingested "waste" portions of patients' narcotics, including repeatedly dosing a braindead patient with fentanyl to divert the excess; falsified VA records to show narcotics as properly administered or disposed of | not stated | Pleaded guilty Jun 18, 2024 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud/subterfuge; sentenced to 2 years probation, first 6 months in home confinement | none documented | source |
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Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets
2024-08-26
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Virginia Gate City, Virginia |
Retail pharmacy, Gate City, Virginia | Oxycodone and hydromorphone | Swapped tablets for look-alike non-controlled drugs and shorted patients' pill counts, keeping the difference | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2024 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced to 24 months in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist-in-charge convicted of conspiring to dispense oxycodone through a co-owned pharmacy to individuals with illegitimate prescriptions
2024-08
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Maryland | a pharmacy co-owned and operated by the pharmacist-in-charge | oxycodone 30 mg | pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense a controlled substance; admitted that through a pharmacy he co-owned and operated as pharmacist-in-charge, he and co-conspirators dispensed oxycodone 30 mg pills to individuals with obviously illegitimate prescriptions for cash. | not stated | Maryland pharmacy license revoked; sentenced to 78 months' imprisonment followed by three years' supervised release. | none documented | source |
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Hospital certified nursing assistant and registered medical assistant charged with diverting oxycodone from a patient
2024-08
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Washington Spokane County, Washington |
a hospital | oxycodone | Alleged to have falsely identified herself as a patient's sister and diverted oxycodone from that patient; also alleged to have provided the patient Adderall and Remeron without a prescription and tested positive for alprazolam. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct; case pending. | 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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