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Showing 185 of 730 cases · page 10 of 24.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Ready Pharmacy Pays $400K Over 26,000 Missing Controlled Substance Units
2022-02-01
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New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Ready Pharmacy, retail pharmacy, now closed (Albuquerque, NM) | Controlled substances — 26,000+ missing dosage units | Failed to account for missing dosage units found Mar 15, 2016; DEA on-site inspection also found controlled substances unsafeguarded and improperly stored | not stated | Civil settlement, $400,000 (initial $50,000 + $350,000 over 5 years) — announced Feb 2022 | $400,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105K for Ignoring Opioid Prescription Red Flags
2022-01-20
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California San Diego, California |
Balboa Pharmacy, retail pharmacy (San Diego, CA) | Opioids, incl. doses exceeding 100 MME + benzodiazepine/muscle-relaxant "trinity" combinations | Filled prescriptions without resolving red flags — high MME doses, dangerous drug combinations, patients with multiple prescribers, early refills | not stated | Civil settlement, $105,000 — announced Jan 20, 2022; entered Oct 2021 memorandum of agreement with DEA | $105,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Skilled nursing facility registered nurse diverted Ativan tablets from PRN supply for personal use; Vermont license warned
2022-01
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Vermont Gwynedd, PA |
Foulkeways at Gwynedd Skilled Nursing Facility | Ativan | Admitted to diverting Ativan tablets for personal use in 2015 or 2016 on more than one occasion by taking them from the PRN supply at the skilled nursing facility; the Board found this constituted diverting drugs for unauthorized use and failing to exercise independent professional judgment. | not stated | License warned; no other conditions or sanctions imposed. Board found Violations Two and Four proven; Violations One and Three not proven. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitted theft of controlled substances from Walgreens pharmacy
2021-11
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Mississippi Gulfport, MS |
Walgreens pharmacy | controlled substances | Admitted to theft of controlled substances from the Walgreens pharmacy where the technician worked. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; ordered to pay $150.00 in investigation costs. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitting to ingesting THC-infused chocolate while working at Kroger pharmacy
2021-11
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Mississippi Brandon, MS |
Kroger Pharmacy #493 | THC-infused chocolate | Admitted to ingestion of chocolate infused with THC while working at Kroger Pharmacy #493. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; may petition for reinstatement after at least one year. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy
2021-11
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Texas | a pharmacy | controlled substances | Took controlled substances from the pharmacy. | not stated | Revocation | none documented | source |
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Two Colorado nurses held accountable for taking controlled substances from patients
2021-08-28
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Colorado | Patient care settings in Colorado | Controlled substances intended for patients | not stated | Nurses (two separate cases) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Sentara Norfolk Pharmacy Technician Stole 50,000+ Controlled Substance Units
2021-08-13
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Virginia Norfolk, Virginia |
Hospital pharmacy (Sentara Norfolk General Hospital), Virginia | Prescription opioids and other controlled substances (50,000+ dosage units) | Exploited his role restocking the automated medication dispensing/monitoring system, falsifying records and intercepting audit reports to hide the theft | not stated | Pleaded guilty to acquiring controlled substances by fraud; faced up to 4 years in prison | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.