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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Vermont psychiatric-facility nurse accused of diverting narcotics; consent order later contested through state supreme court
2011-04
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Vermont | In-patient mental health facility, Brattleboro | Narcotic drugs (unspecified) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Hospice Patients' Morphine with Tap Water — Washington, 2011
2011-03-07
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Washington Snohomish, Washington |
Merry Haven Care Center, a nursing home/hospice in Snohomish, WA | Morphine sulfate | Removed morphine from prescription vials, replaced it with tap water | not stated | Sentenced to 1 year in federal prison, 3 years supervised release | 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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Registered nurse signed out extra OxyContin, Percocet, and oxycodone not given to residents and forged a narcotic sheet
2011-01
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Alaska | Long-term care facility for residents (not named in the Alaska board summary) | OxyContin, Percocet, oxycodone | signed out extra doses not given to residents and forged another registered nurse's initials on a narcotic sheet | not stated | consent agreement with five years probation, chemical dependency treatment, random drug screening, and employment restrictions | none documented | source |
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North Dakota Health Care Worker Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2011)
2011
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North Dakota North Dakota |
Health Care Worker (North Dakota) | Controlled substances (not specified in the source) | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2011); terms are in the source | none documented | source |
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Former nurse pleads guilty to stealing hydromorphone from Mayo Regional Hospital
2010-11
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Maine Dover-Foxcroft, ME |
Mayo Regional Hospital | hydromorphone | stole about $8,000 worth of drugs from her employer, took the drugs, did not administer them to patients, injected them into her body to dull pain from a previous injury | not stated | pleaded guilty to Class C theft; sentencing continued; district attorney recommended two years in prison with all but 90 days suspended and two years of probation | none documented | source |
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New Jersey physician's license revoked for prescribing Percocet without medical justification
2010-10-12
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New Jersey | Private medical office, North Wildwood | Percocet (oxycodone/acetaminophen) | not stated | Osteopathic physician (pain management) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Diagnostic radiologist prescribed controlled substances in the names of others for his own use
2010-07
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Maryland Annapolis, MD |
private medical practice | Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) | The Board found that the physician prescribed CDS and other prescription medications in the names of other people for his own personal use. | not stated | Suspension for a minimum of 6 months, immediately stayed; Probation for a minimum of 5 years subject to terms and conditions. | none documented | source |
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