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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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UC San Diego anesthesiologist's license revoked after alleged sedative diversion and saline substitution
2018-04
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California | UC San Diego Medical Center | Sedatives and opioids including morphine and fentanyl | not stated | Anesthesiologist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Meridian nurse practitioner pleaded guilty to swapping hydrocodone in clinic cabinets for muscle relaxants and forging prescriptions
2018-03-14
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Idaho | Multi-site medical facility in Idaho | Hydrocodone/APAP | not stated | Nurse practitioner | not stated | none documented | source |
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Home-Infusion Pharmacy Tech Diluted Hospice Patients' IV Opioids
2018-02-21
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Alabama Birmingham, Alabama |
ContinuumRx of Central Alabama, home-infusion pharmacy (Birmingham, AL) | Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone — IV compounding vials | Withdrew drug with syringe, refilled vials with saline/sterile water, returned to inventory | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Feb 21, 2018 to 5 years in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Wyoming hospital nurse sentenced for diluting hydromorphone and meperidine vials
2018-02-21
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Wyoming | Hospital in Douglas, Wyoming (Memorial Hospital of Converse County) | Hydromorphone and meperidine | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Former registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Converse County sentenced for stealing hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing them with saline
2018-02
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Wyoming Douglas, WY |
Memorial Hospital of Converse County | hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol) | The former nurse pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation, deception or subterfuge. An indictment alleged tampering with 58 vials of hydromorphone and one container of meperidine by removing some or all of the drug and replacing it with saline solution. The former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone and a hospital spokesman said the former nurse personally used the drugs. | not stated | Sentenced to two concurrent eight-month prison terms and two concurrent three-year terms of supervised release, with home confinement except for court-approved activities, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and substance abuse treatment. The Wyoming State Board of Nursing suspended the nurse's license. | none documented | source |
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Birmingham Pharmacy Technician Tampered with Opioid IV Bags Prepared for Palliative Care Patients
2018-02
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Alabama Birmingham, AL |
Home-infusion pharmacy, Birmingham, AL | Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone hydrochloride | Removed drugs from vials used to mix palliative-care IV bags and replaced them with another liquid, knowing diluted bags would reach patients | not stated | Sentenced to five years in prison for tampering with opioids intended for IV fluid | none documented | source |
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Arizona Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2018)
2018
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Arizona Arizona |
Pharmacist who owned Scottsdale Health Pharmacy and V-Estrella Pharmacy (Arizona) | More than 200,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Sentenced (2018) to 120 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Kentucky Pharmacist Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2018)
2018
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Kentucky Kentucky |
Pharmacist and owner of a pharmacy in Ashland, Kentucky (Kentucky) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2018); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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