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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Physician indicted for trafficking controlled substances prescribed to friends and co-workers
2014-04
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Ohio Andover, OH |
St. Joseph’s Andover Medical Center | controlled substances | The physician was alleged to have prescribed controlled substances to friends and co-workers who were not patients and not for a legitimate medical purpose, leading to an indictment on 26 felony counts of trafficking in drugs. | not stated | Indicted on 26 felony counts of trafficking in drugs; pleaded not guilty and was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. | none documented | source |
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Emergency room nurse sentenced for stealing prescription drugs from patient accounts via a hospital dispensing system
2014-03
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Maine York, ME |
York Hospital emergency room | prescription drugs | Used their own name to access a computerized dispensing system at the hospital and withdrew drugs in the names of emergency room patients; also falsified private records. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to 10 counts of stealing drugs and three counts of falsifying private records; sentenced to two years in prison with all but six months suspended, a consecutive two-year term all suspended, four years of probation, $4,000 in fines and $8,318 in restitution, and prohibited from employment giving access to controlled substances; nursing license under suspension. | none documented | source |
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Licensed practical nurse found to have ingested prescription medications and possessed Adavan at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
2013-04
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Delaware | Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill | prescription medications; Adavan | ingested several prescription medications without telling her supervisor; was found with Adavan in her pocket that should have been administered to a patient but was claimed missing; Hearing Officer found a pattern of theft and consumption of controlled substances | not stated | Board suspended the license for five years, required monthly random drug screens, and required 12 CEs (6 in ethics, 6 in substance abuse) | none documented | source |
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California hospital lead pharmacy technician diverted over 6,000 controlled-substance tablets from dispensing system
2011-02-07
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California | University medical center hospital pharmacy, Loma Linda | Several controlled substances; accusation alleged 6,540 tablets, evidence established over 6,000 | not stated | Lead pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Respiratory care practitioner took controlled substances from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet dispensing system without authorization
2009-10
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
hospital | controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | Took CDS from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet system without authorization amid impairment issues | not stated | Reprimand; probation for a minimum of 1 year subject to terms and conditions | none documented | source |
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Tucson hospital reached civil settlement with the United States after DEA investigation of missing controlled substances
2009-03-27
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Arizona | Hospital in Tucson | Controlled substances (several doses reported missing; specific drugs not identified in the source) | not stated | Hospital (institutional controlled-substance registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nevada hospital pharmacy technician created fictitious nurse account to pull narcotics from dispensing cabinets
2007-02-22
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Nevada | Hospital pharmacy and automated dispensing cabinets | Schedule II and III narcotic drugs | not stated | Pharmaceutical technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hospital anesthesiologist diverted controlled dangerous substances from medication management system and falsified patient records
2006-10
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Maryland Berlin, MD |
hospital | controlled dangerous substances (unspecified) | diverted controlled dangerous substances from a hospital medication management system and placed false information in patient medical records to conceal the diversion | not stated | Summary Suspension | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.