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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Opioids From Two Boston-Area Hospitals
2022-10-04
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Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts |
Two Boston-area hospitals | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Stole an in-use patient infusion bag and syringes from a locked drug cabinet across two hospital jobs | not stated | Pleaded guilty to 4 counts; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse diverted oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and hydromorphone from patients at a Madison medical center
2022-10
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Wisconsin Madison, WI |
a medical center in Madison, Wisconsin | oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, morphine, hydromorphone, and tramadol | Admitted diverting pain medications from patients for personal use over about 1.5 years, totaling approximately 100 patients and 200 dosages; admitted diverting specific doses of oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and liquid hydromorphone on June 12 and 13, 2021; charted that a patient had already received pain medication when the patient asked for it; and pled guilty to acquiring hydrocodone/acetaminophen, oxycodone, and hydromorphone by misrepresentation/fraud/deception by entering patient information into the automated dispensing cabinet and removing controlled substances for personal use. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of nursing license accepted; ordered to pay $904 in costs; cannot petition for reinstatement for at least one year; federal sentence of three years probation and a $3,500 fine. | none documented | source |
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Connecticut Outpatient Clinic Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2022-09-22
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Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut |
Outpatient medical practice (The Vascular Experts, Connecticut) | Fentanyl | Withdrew fentanyl from sedation vials with a syringe and reinjected saline to mask the missing volume | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $5,000 fine | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Butte Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone Cartridges
2022-09-08
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Montana Butte, Montana |
Hospital, post-operative floor, Butte, Montana | Hydromorphone | Recorded false 'waste' entries and cancelled medication orders after administering doses to herself instead of patients | not stated | Pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance; sentenced to 5 years probation | none documented | source |
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Detroit Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Critical Care Patients' Hydromorphone
2022-08-30
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Michigan Detroit, Michigan |
Hospital critical care unit (Detroit, Michigan) | Hydromorphone | Extracted the drug from vials and syringes pulled from automated dispensing machines and refilled them with saline before restocking | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentencing scheduled | none documented | source |
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Massachusetts Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Ambulance Fentanyl Vials
2022-08-30
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Massachusetts Needham, Massachusetts |
Ambulance service company, Needham, Massachusetts | Fentanyl citrate | Withdrew fentanyl from ambulance-stocked vials and replaced it with saline before the vials were returned to service | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing scheduled to follow | none documented | source |
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Emergency room nurse sentenced to probation for diverting fentanyl from a Lincoln hospital pharmacy
2022-06
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Nebraska Lincoln, NE |
CHI Health St. Elizabeth | fentanyl | Checked out fentanyl from the hospital pharmacy more than 200 times between May and June 2022; 55 discrepancies were found; 2.65 mg of fentanyl was unaccounted for; in some cases checked out fentanyl without a doctor's order and in others reported administering it within five minutes of patient discharge; denied stealing or using the drug but urine tested positive for fentanyl. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced to three years of probation; gave up nursing license. | none documented | source |
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York, Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing a Hospice Patient's Oxycodone
2022-05-23
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Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania |
Personal care home for senior citizens (York, Pennsylvania) | Oxycodone | Diverted a hospice patient's prescribed pills and falsified records to conceal the theft | not stated | Sentenced to 1 year probation and a $525 fine; surrendered nursing license | $525 (criminal fine) | source |
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