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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Nevada nursing board found a licensed practical nurse withdrew morphine from patient dispensers at a rural hospital without documenting it
2016-03
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Nevada Caliente, NV |
a rural hospital and nursing home in Caliente, Nevada | morphine | withdrew morphine from the medication dispensers of two patients without documenting what happened to the controlled substance | not stated | license stripped; barred from reapplying for five years | none documented | source |
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Emory Hospital Pharmacy Technicians Diverted More Than 1 Million Doses of Controlled Substances
2016-02-01
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Georgia Atlanta, GA |
Hospital pharmacy (Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, GA) | Alprazolam, hydrocodone, and codeine products | Pharmacy technicians misappropriated buyer credentials to order and receive controlled substances, bypassing receiving and inventory checks | not stated | Georgia Board of Pharmacy consent order finalized February 2016; $200,000 fine and 3-year pharmacy license probation | $200,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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University hospital employees fired for diverting controlled substances including alprazolam and hydrocodone
2016-02
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Georgia | Emory University hospital | alprazolam (Xanax), codeine, hydrocodone | Two hospital employees illegally diverted more than a million doses of controlled substances in a scheme that lasted nearly five years. | not stated | The employees were fired; a consent order fined the hospital $200,000 and placed its pharmacy license on probation for three years; the matter was reported to the DEA. | none documented | source |
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Madison hospital nurse stole fentanyl vials
2015-08-19
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Wisconsin Madison, WI |
a Madison hospital | fentanyl | stole vials of fentanyl from a hospital; said she had wanted help before being caught diverting | not stated | nursing license fully reinstated | none documented | source |
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Nurse at a medical center in Caliente investigated for unaccounted morphine; license revoked
2015-08
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Nevada Caliente, NV |
a medical center in Caliente, Nevada | morphine | investigated for two 2015 incidents involving unaccounted morphine; investigation indicated obtaining morphine syringes for patients but failing to document whether the drug was administered | not stated | Nevada State Board of Nursing revoked the nursing license for five years for unprofessional conduct | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician diverted over 216,000 Norco tablets from a retail pharmacy while the pharmacist-in-charge failed to detect the theft
2015-08
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California West Hills, CA |
retail pharmacy (Target) | Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) | A pharmacy technician diverted the drug over a roughly two-year period by repeatedly ordering large quantities to be delivered on days she worked, intercepting and hiding the bottles in the storeroom, destroying the packing invoices, and removing the drugs to her car while the on-duty pharmacist was on break. The pharmacist-in-charge failed to review delivery invoices, restrict access to the phone-ordering passcode, or conduct random audits that could have detected the diversion sooner. | not stated | The California State Board of Pharmacy found grounds for discipline after a hearing and revoked the pharmacist-in-charge's license but stayed the revocation, placing the license on three years' probation with conditions; a petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging the discipline was denied, and the Court of Appeal affirmed. | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse diverted fentanyl from secure medication management stations
2015-05
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Wisconsin Madison, WI |
a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin | fentanyl | The hospital investigation concluded the nurse diverted 18 vials of fentanyl between May 2 and 3, 2015, by accessing a secure medication management station on a day off, making duplicate withdrawals for the same patient from multiple stations, withdrawing medication while not scheduled to work, and withdrawing from units where not actively providing patient care. The nurse neither admitted nor denied the allegations. | not stated | Professional nursing license suspended for an indefinite period; suspension may be stayed after three months under conditions, including drug and alcohol treatment, monitoring, and practice limitations. | none documented | source |
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Psychiatrist found to have unlawfully possessed controlled substances taken back from patients and kept no required records
2013-09
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New Mexico Albuquerque, NM |
private psychiatric practice | controlled substances including fentanyl patches, oxycodone, OxyContin, methadone, Suboxone, hydrocodone, benzodiazepines, and Lyrica samples | Took back and retained already-dispensed controlled substances directly from patients outside the CSA's closed distribution system, and failed to maintain any inventory or records of the controlled substances he received or the drug samples kept in his office; a separate allegation that he redistributed these drugs to other patients was investigated but found unproven. | not stated | DEA registration renewal granted subject to a six-month suspension and restriction to non-narcotic controlled substances only; DATA-Waiver authority to prescribe Suboxone/Subutex revoked. | none documented | source |
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