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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Kentucky Nurse Sentenced Over Elder-Care Morphine Substitution
2025-03-24
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Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Kentucky |
Heritage Hall Rehab & Wellness Center, Anderson County (Lawrenceburg), KY | Morphine | On August 27, 2023, took morphine prescribed for three patients with significant disease and pain concerns and replaced it with water and blue food coloring made to resemble the real medication; took at least seven syringes of stolen morphine and administered the tampered substitute to at least one patient | not stated | Sentenced March 24, 2025, to 60 months in federal prison for tampering with a consumer product, plus three years of supervised release | none documented | source |
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South Carolina Practical Nurse Charged Over Nursing Home Tramadol Theft
2025-03-18
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South Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Myrtle Beach, SC | Tramadol (Schedule IV) | Stole a quantity of Tramadol from two residents on October 23, 2024, and unlawfully obtained it for personal use while depriving the patients of their prescribed medication | not stated | Booked March 18, 2025, on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and two counts of Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse admitted obtaining and consuming oxycodone without a prescription and had controlled-substance administration and documentation errors involving two patients; voluntarily surrendered license
2025-03
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Oregon | Practice | oxycodone, opioids | Admitted obtaining and consuming oxycodone without a prescription; employer reported controlled-substance administration and documentation errors for two patients, and the licensee could not account for what medications were administered or why documentation was made; also admitted administering medication to a patient without a provider order and later admitted obtaining and consuming two oxycodone pills. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of registered nurse license accepted; may apply for reinstatement after a minimum of three years. | none documented | source |
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Nursing home nurse accused of stealing Tramadol and oxycodone/acetaminophen from residents
2025-03
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South Carolina Myrtle Beach, SC |
Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Tramadol and oxycodone/acetaminophen | Allegedly stole pain medication from residents, taking Tramadol from two patients and oxycodone/acetaminophen from a patient, for personal use | not stated | Charged with two counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and two counts of theft of a controlled substance; booked into jail and released on bond; prosecution by the state Attorney General's Office | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse alleged to have diverted IV Dilaudid from a worksite an automated dispensing cabinet by logging it out and pocketing it
2025-01
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Oregon | worksite with an automated dispensing cabinet system | IV Dilaudid | Alleged diversion of IV Dilaudid: logged out IV Dilaudid but did not administer it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid but did not waste it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid and put it in a pocket; documented administering IV Dilaudid when it was not administered; administered IV Dilaudid but did not document it for approximately two days; failed to document a pain assessment; carried medications in pockets and failed to waste controlled substances at the time of removal from an automated dispensing cabinet. | not stated | RN license placed on probation for 24 months within 36 months, with monitored practice and education conditions. | none documented | source |
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Physician diverted Demerol from patients for personal use
2024-12
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Texas Dallas, TX |
Dallas, TX | Demerol | diverted Demerol from patients for himself; tested positive for Demerol | not stated | voluntary surrender of Texas medical license in lieu of further disciplinary proceedings | 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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WakeMed nurse charged with stealing fentanyl from IV bag
2024-10
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North Carolina Raleigh, NC |
WakeMed | fentanyl | Allegedly had access to the drug through the job and stole 2,500 mL of fentanyl from an IV bag on Oct. 19. | not stated | Charged with two felony counts: embezzling/diverting a controlled substance by registrant/employee and obtaining possession of a controlled substance by fraud/forgery; arrested Oct. 30; out on bond; next court date Nov. 19; no longer employed by WakeMed. | none documented | source |
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