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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Rawlins physician sentenced federally for dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances
2020-12
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Wyoming Rawlins, WY |
medical practice in Rawlins, Wyoming | oxycodone, alprazolam, hydrocodone, tramadol and other controlled substances | Pleaded guilty to 20 counts of dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances; prosecutors said some patients were addicts or became addicted, that drugs were traded for sexual favors, and that 430 oxycodone pills were prescribed to a young female patient in return for lewd photographs. | not stated | Sentenced to 20 concurrent five-year prison terms, six years of supervised release, a $2,000 special assessment and $400 restitution; license previously suspended by the state medical board. | none documented | source |
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Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Hospice Patient's Oxycodone
2020-10-02
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Massachusetts Dighton, Massachusetts |
Registered nurse, Dighton Care and Rehabilitation Center (Dighton, MA) | Oxycodone — 3 blister-card packages | Removed oxycodone from a hospice patient's blister packs and substituted other pills disguised to look like oxycodone | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 2, 2020 to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing set for Jan. 19, 2021 | none documented | source |
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Nurse Sentenced to 5 Years for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine
2020-09-14
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Massachusetts Danvers / Amesbury, Massachusetts |
RN, Hunt Nursing and Rehab (Danvers, MA) + Maplewood Care and Rehab (Amesbury, MA) | Morphine sulfate | Extracted morphine from patients' prescribed bottles, diluted to as little as 1.2%-26% of prescribed concentration by refilling with another liquid | not stated | Pleaded guilty Jul 2019; sentenced to 60 months + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Montana Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions for Himself
2020-07-30
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Montana Ennis, Montana |
Pharmacist-in-charge, Ennis Pharmacy (Ennis, MT) | Hydrocodone (Norco 10-325mg) | Filled self-directed prescriptions never authorized by the named physician, and altered a friend's prescription strength and quantity before filling it himself | not stated | Pleaded guilty July 2020 to dispensing a controlled substance by a practitioner and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing set for Nov. 19, 2020 | $125,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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Eastern Iowa ICU Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patient's Fentanyl and Morphine
2020-06-26
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Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
ICU, Cedar Rapids, Iowa hospital | Fentanyl and morphine | Over-obtained doses from pharmacy and withdrew drug directly from a patient's IV line | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jun 26, 2020 to federal prison | $5,500 (criminal fine) | source |
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Virginia Rite Aid Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Prescriptions in Pets' Names
2020-06-02
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Virginia Saltville, Virginia |
Pharmacist, Rite Aid (Saltville, VA) | Controlled substances prescribed nominally to five dogs | Filled ~47 fraudulent/altered prescriptions written in pets' names via his girlfriend's veterinary clinic, including after one animal's death, to obtain drugs for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2020 to obtaining drugs by fraud and misuse of a DEA registration number; sentencing set for Aug. 28, 2020 | none documented | source |
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CRNA Tampered with Fentanyl Vials at Charles City Hospital
2020-05-29
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Iowa Charles City, Iowa |
CRNA, Charles City hospital surgery & birthing centers (Charles City, IA) | Fentanyl and sufentanil | Perforated tamper-proof vial seals, replaced drug with saline, glued vials shut, returned to secure dispensaries | not stated | Pleaded guilty Aug 1, 2019; sentenced to 34 months + $15,000 fine + $31,998.34 restitution | $31,998 (restitution) | source |
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Nurse accused of diverting fentanyl and hydromorphone at Danville hospital
2020-05
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Virginia Danville, VA |
Sovah Health-Danville | fentanyl and injectable hydromorphone | Was accused of diverting and tampering with vials of fentanyl and injectable hydromorphone intended for patients; hospital discovered that tops of several vials had been removed or tampered with, including 14 of 20 fentanyl vials whose tops popped off and one vial with a dry white film appearing to be superglue. | not stated | Was already serving a three-year prison sentence for tampering with consumer products at Sovah Health-Danville. | none documented | source |
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