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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Indiana Pharmacist Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Indiana Indiana |
Former pharmacist, Adams Memorial Hospital pharmacy (Indiana) | Audit found 32,827 pills missing; investigation cited 400 oxycodone tablets and 900 Percocet tablets | Charge as worded in the source: one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; three counts of theft | not stated | Charged (2025); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | 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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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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Dodge County Hospital Nurse Diverted Oxycodone Using Automated Dispensing Cabinet Swap
2024-05-24
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Minnesota Dodge County, Minnesota |
Post-anesthesia care unit, hospital in Dodge County, Minnesota | Oxycodone (diverted alongside oxybutynin used as cover) | Withdrew two-pill oxycodone orders from an automated dispensing cabinet but gave patients only one, falsifying pain reports; also opened an oxybutynin drawer to mask additional oxycodone withdrawals | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2024 to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse sentenced to probation for stealing OxyContin from a hospital narcotics cabinet and replacing it with other medications
2024-05
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South Dakota Canton, SD |
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center | OxyContin | Removed OxyContin from blister packs in a narcotics cabinet and replaced it with melatonin and acetaminophen, resealed the packs, and used the stolen OxyContin for personal use; pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge. | not stated | Pleaded guilty on March 6, 2024; sentenced on May 24, 2024, to two years probation and a $100 special assessment; indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2023. Investigated by the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations and the DEA. | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse diverted and consumed Oxycodone on-shift in cardiac surgery unit
2023-10
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Oregon | PeaceHealth of Riverbend Medical Center | Oxycodone | diverted and consumed Oxycodone while working on-shift; disclosed to the Board | not stated | voluntarily surrendered registered nurse license | none documented | source |
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Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit
2023-03-22
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Montana Missoula, Montana |
Hospital (St. Patrick Hospital) | Oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, morphine | Ordered opioids at above-peer rates and diverted hospice-style waste amounts by substituting saline before disposal | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years' probation (March 2023) | none documented | source |
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South Dakota Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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South Dakota South Dakota |
Registered pharmacist in Scotland, SD who received controlled-substance deliveries for a hospital and pharmacy; conduct June 2019 to February 2022 (South Dakota) | Oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: Theft in Connection with Health Care; Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge (three counts) | not stated | Sentenced (2023) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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