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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Dedham Rehabilitation Center Nurse Tampered with Oxycodone Syringes
2024-09-17
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Massachusetts Dedham, Massachusetts |
Rehabilitation center for long-term chronic and post-acute care, Dedham, Massachusetts | Liquid oxycodone | Removed oxycodone from patient syringes, consumed it, and refilled syringes with water or saline before returning them to medication carts | not stated | Sentenced Sept. 2024 to three years of probation after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product | none documented | source |
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Okanogan County nurse admitted diverting controlled substances; hydromorphone removal cited
2024-07
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Washington Okanogan County, WA |
Okanogan County, WA | hydromorphone | Removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone and did not document the administration or waste; admitted to diverting controlled substances for approximately two years. | not stated | Entered an agreed order with conditions on registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licenses; must continue to comply with a monitoring program. | none documented | source |
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Palomar Health Pays $250,000 Over Fentanyl Diversion in Cath Lab
2024-06-03
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California Escondido, California |
Palomar Health Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Escondido, California | Fentanyl | Employee diverted vials from automated dispensing machines over a five-month period; unused fentanyl was not properly disposed of | not stated | Palomar Health paid $250,000 CSA civil settlement June 2024 and entered a DEA monitoring agreement | $250,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Registered nurse charged with stealing oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen from residents at Prince George Healthcare Center
2024-06
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South Carolina Georgetown, SC |
Prince George Healthcare Center | Oxycodone and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | Allegedly stole for personal use and withheld a quantity of oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen prescribed to six residents while working as a registered nurse. | not stated | Arrested and booked on six counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and six counts of theft of a controlled substance, first offense. | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse and advanced practice nurse charged after removing hydromorphone without patient orders and admitting to diverting controlled substances from the workplace
2024-06
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Washington Okanogan County, Washington |
Workplace | hydromorphone | Charges state that in October 2023 the nurse removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone, and did not document the administration or waste of the medication; the nurse admitted to diverting controlled substances from the workplace for personal use over approximately two years. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Board of Nursing (formerly the Nursing Commission) in June 2024; the provider may respond to the Department of Health in writing, after which the case enters the settlement process. | none documented | source |
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Physician terminated by employer for diverting fentanyl, versed and dilaudid from patients
2024-06
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Florida Tampa, FL |
Tampa, FL | fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid | Diverting fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid from patients; impairment; unprofessional conduct | not stated | Agreed order publicly referring the physician to the Texas Physician Health Program (TXPHP) | none documented | source |
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Clinic pharmacy assistant charged with stealing OxyContin and Oxycodone prescriptions from the clinic where she worked
2024-05
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Washington Whitman County, Washington |
a clinic | OxyContin and Oxycodone | Charges state that in November 2023 the pharmacy assistant stole prescriptions for OxyContin and Oxycodone from the clinic where she worked. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission in May 2024; the case is pending. | none documented | source |
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Nurse at Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford diverted fentanyl, morphine, and other controlled substances from an automated dispensing cabinet
2024-05
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Arkansas Bedford, TX |
Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen), morphine, fentanyl, diazepam, and temazepam | Withdrew two Norco 5 mg tablets from an automated dispensing cabinet when the order was for one, documented only one, then documented administration of the second after the patient was discharged; a facility audit found 10 mg morphine, 100 mcg fentanyl, 2.5 mg diazepam, and 15 mg temazepam unaccounted for; removed morphine without an order; failed to document wastage or return of unused diazepam, temazepam, and fentanyl; documented morphine administration before removal and administered an additional morphine dose without an order. | not stated | License placed on probation for two years; $1,500 civil penalty; required remedial courses and monitoring. | none documented | source |
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