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Showing 155 of 730 cases · page 10 of 20.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Missouri Nurse's Probation Extended Over Employer Medication Diversion
2020-04
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Missouri Missouri |
not stated | Prescription medications and syringes; facility and specific drug not named in the court opinion | Unlawfully took and consumed medications requiring a prescription from her employer over several months in 2019 | not stated | Board imposed 3 years' probation with random screening in April 2020; extended the probation by 4 years in November 2022 after a positive alcohol metabolite test; Court of Appeals affirmed the board's action May 28, 2024 | none documented | source |
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Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Nursing Home Opioid Diversion
2020
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Virginia Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia |
Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center, Roanoke, VA; Central Healthcare, Lynchburg, VA | Opioids | Diverted opioids for personal and unauthorized consumption across multiple healthcare employers, including LewisGale, Carilion, and a home-health agency | not stated | Virginia Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license, reported as 2020; source states only the year | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a rehabilitation facility in Burlington
2019-12
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Wisconsin Burlington, WI |
a rehabilitation facility (Facility B) | controlled substances | Alleged to have diverted controlled substances from the facility on or around December 3, 2019. | not stated | License surrender accepted; final decision and order dated September 10, 2020; no petition for reinstatement for at least one year and $632 costs before any application is considered. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist stole Schedule IV controlled substances from Institutional Care Pharmacy
2019-11
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Ohio Tiffin, OH |
Institutional Care Pharmacy | zolpidem, modafinil, clonazepam, tramadol, lorazepam, alprazolam | stole controlled substances from employer; observed on security camera; admitted stealing; retrieved stolen drugs from purse and residence | not stated | license suspended indefinitely; summary suspension removed | none documented | source |
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Pain Clinic Nurse Accused of Replacing Stolen Fentanyl Vials
2019-10-31
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Michigan Greenville, MI |
Outpatient pain management clinic (Michigan Pain Consultants, Greenville, Michigan) | Fentanyl | Stole vials of liquid fentanyl after hours, refilled them with saline, and falsified administration records to conceal the loss | not stated | Michigan LARA summary suspension order, October 31, 2019, following the nurse's admission | none documented | source |
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Nursing Facility LPN Took Six Patients' Oxycodone
2019-08-14
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Connecticut Glastonbury, CT |
Skilled nursing facility (Salmon Brook Health Care, Glastonbury, Connecticut) | Oxycodone | Took oxycodone tablets intended for six patients and failed to accurately document their medication records | not stated | Connecticut consent order, August 14, 2019: two years' probation, no solo practice, remedial coursework | none documented | source |
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Hartford Hospital Nurse Disciplined for Diverting Opiates
2019-07-17
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Connecticut Hartford, CT |
Hospital (Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut) | Opiates | Diverted opiates from the hospital for personal use over roughly four months | not stated | Connecticut consent order, July 17, 2019: four years' probation, one-year bar on controlled-substance access | none documented | source |
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Physician at Green Mountain Family Medicine diverted controlled substances by writing staff members' prescriptions for personal and family use
2019-05
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Vermont Rutland and White River Junction, VT |
Green Mountain Family Medicine | Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen (Schedule II), Lorazepam (Schedule IV), Diazepam (Schedule IV), Tramadol (Schedule IV), Carisoprodol (Schedule IV) | The physician admitted to writing and receiving at least nine controlled-substance prescriptions in staff members' names for his own use from May 2013 through October 2015, writing at least four such prescriptions in staff members' names for an immediate family member's use, and altering staff medical records to include false information about the prescriptions. | not stated | The Board reprimanded the physician; suspended his Vermont medical license for five years with time served from June 21, 2016; permanently prohibited him from prescribing Schedule II-V controlled substances in Vermont; required practice monitoring, treatment, and a $9,000 administrative penalty. | none documented | source |
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