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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pain Clinic Nurse Accused of Replacing Stolen Fentanyl Vials
2019-10-31
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Michigan Greenville, MI |
Outpatient pain management clinic (Michigan Pain Consultants, Greenville, Michigan) | Fentanyl | Stole vials of liquid fentanyl after hours, refilled them with saline, and falsified administration records to conceal the loss | not stated | Michigan LARA summary suspension order, October 31, 2019, following the nurse's admission | none documented | source |
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St. Vincent Healthcare Nurse Swapped Patient's Pain Pills for Acetaminophen
2019-10-29
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Montana Billings, Montana |
St. Vincent Healthcare (Billings, MT) | Hydrocodone (patient's prescribed pain pills) | Swapped patient's hydrocodone pills for over-the-counter acetaminophen | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Oct 29, 2019 to 4 years' probation | none documented | source |
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Queens Supervising Pharmacist Sentenced for Filling Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions
2019-08-30
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New York Richmond Hill, Queens, New York |
Retail pharmacy | Oxycodone 30 mg tablets | Supervising pharmacist knowingly filled forged prescriptions and sold additional pills for cash outside any valid prescription | not stated | Sentenced to 4 years in prison; pharmacist license surrendered | 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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Nursing Facility LPN Took Six Patients' Oxycodone
2019-08-14
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Connecticut Glastonbury, CT |
Skilled nursing facility (Salmon Brook Health Care, Glastonbury, Connecticut) | Oxycodone | Took oxycodone tablets intended for six patients and failed to accurately document their medication records | not stated | Connecticut consent order, August 14, 2019: two years' probation, no solo practice, remedial coursework | none documented | source |
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Wausau Physician Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl Patches from Patients
2019-07-18
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Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin |
Hospital-affiliated family practice clinic | Fentanyl patches | Physician prescribed fentanyl patches to patients without medical need and had them return the filled patches to him for personal use | not stated | Guilty plea; sentencing pending at time of report | none documented | source |
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Connecticut LPN placed on probation after Massachusetts license suspension for diverting opioids
2019-07
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Connecticut | Nursing employment in Massachusetts, September 2016 to January 2018 | Roxanol (morphine), Dilaudid (hydromorphone) and/or oxycodone | not stated | Licensed practical nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Minnesota pharmacy chain pays $225,000 to resolve Controlled Substances Act claims after pharmacist-in-charge diverted opioids
2019-06-11
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Minnesota | Retail pharmacy chain in Minnesota | Schedule II opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone | not stated | Pharmacist-in-charge of a retail store (employee); employer pharmacy chain settled civil claims | not stated | none documented | source |
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