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Pharmacist-in-charge diverted hydrocodone and tramadol powder from a pharmacy controlled-substance safe; Maryland license revoked
2023-07
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Maryland | a pharmacy in Virginia (name omitted from the order) | Hydrocodone powder (schedule II) and Tramadol powder (schedule IV) | Alleged theft of a controlled substance from the pharmacy; a pharmacy video camera captured the pharmacist-in-charge removing medication from the controlled substance safe and placing it in his pocket or into a cup; an inventory found 847 mg of tramadol powder and 2,947 mg of hydrocodone powder missing; the pharmacy president stated the pharmacist admitted taking controlled substances, including hydrocodone powder, and using them in his coffee and other beverages while working; the pharmacist admitted to Virginia Board investigators that he diverted controlled substances from the pharmacy for personal use between August 13, 2021 and October 13, 2021. | not stated | Maryland pharmacist license revoked; order reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank | none documented | source |
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Surgery Center RN Sentenced for Swapping Fentanyl for Saline in ~450 Vials
2023-06-27
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Florida Jensen Beach, Florida |
Circulating nurse, outpatient surgical center (Jensen Beach, Martin County, FL) | Fentanyl — swapped for saline in ~450 vials | Extracted fentanyl from vials Feb 28-Apr 18, 2022, replaced with saline, returned vials to the center for use on patients | not stated | Sentenced to 48 months + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Wilmington family-medicine physician paid $170,000 to resolve allegations of unlawful opioid prescribing
2023-06-23
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North Carolina | Family medicine practice in Wilmington | Oxycodone and other Schedule II opioids, benzodiazepines and muscle relaxers | not stated | Physician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Cheshire Medical Center Pays $2 Million After Nurse Stole Fentanyl IV Bags
2023-06-22
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New Hampshire Keene, New Hampshire |
Cheshire Medical Center (Keene, NH) | Fentanyl IV bags + other controlled substances | Theft from dispensing machine; hospital-wide recordkeeping failures | not stated | Civil settlement, $2 million — Jun 22, 2023 | $2,000,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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New Hampshire hospital paid $2 million to settle DEA record-keeping allegations after fentanyl diversion
2023-06-22
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New Hampshire | Regional medical center in Keene, New Hampshire | Fentanyl bags; 283 diverted and 163 more unaccounted for | not stated | Hospital registrant (employed nurse diverted fentanyl) | not stated | none documented | source |
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CVS pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone tablets and liquid solution for personal use; license revoked
2023-06
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Vermont Berlin, VT |
a CVS Pharmacy in Berlin, Vermont | hydromorphone 8 mg tablets and liquid hydromorphone 1 mg/mL solution | Diverted controlled substances from the pharmacy for personal use from about March 2021 to September 2021; admitted diverting approximately 100 hydromorphone 8 mg tablets from a 100-count bottle over several months and an unknown amount of liquid hydromorphone 1 mg/mL solution. Documented the expected tablet count as in stock knowing the count was off because of the diversion, ordered liquid hydromorphone with no legitimate reason, and told investigators he replaced the diverted liquid volume with distilled water to make the bottle appear full; testing revealed diphenhydramine in the solution. | not stated | License revoked; the Board of Pharmacy found the pharmacist in default and treated the Specification of Charges as proven | none documented | source |
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National chain pharmacy manager disciplined after oxycodone reported lost/stolen as employee pilferage
2023-06
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Maryland Waldorf, MD |
a national chain pharmacy | Oxycodone HCL 10 mg and 15 mg tablets | The pharmacy reported an occurrence classified as employee pilferage; a DEA report listed oxycodone HCL 10 mg and 15 mg tablets lost or stolen. The Board found the pharmacist violated patient safety and standard-of-care rules for filling questionable CII prescriptions without validation and for refusing-to-dispense requirements; fraud and false-record charges were dismissed as unsubstantiated. | not stated | Consent order: license reprimanded, placed on probation for at least one year, required continuing education, and a $1,000 fine. | none documented | source |
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Raleigh-Area Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Surgical Patients' Painkillers
2023-05-22
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North Carolina Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina |
Surgical practice, Fuquay-Varina/Raleigh, NC | Fentanyl, morphine, meperidine | Extracted drug from 78+ vials, refilled with saline | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced May 2023 to 48 months | none documented | source |
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