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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 28 of 92.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Registered nurse and advanced practice nurse charged after removing hydromorphone without patient orders and admitting to diverting controlled substances from the workplace
2024-06
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Washington Okanogan County, Washington |
Workplace | hydromorphone | Charges state that in October 2023 the nurse removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone, and did not document the administration or waste of the medication; the nurse admitted to diverting controlled substances from the workplace for personal use over approximately two years. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Board of Nursing (formerly the Nursing Commission) in June 2024; the provider may respond to the Department of Health in writing, after which the case enters the settlement process. | none documented | source |
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Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics
2024-06
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Arkansas | Retail pharmacy in Texarkana | Methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, morphine (MS Contin), alprazolam and other controlled substances | not stated | Staff pharmacist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Madera pharmacist pleaded guilty to dispensing over 200,000 opioid pills on forged prescriptions
2024-06
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California | Independent retail pharmacy in Madera | Oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets | not stated | Pharmacist and pharmacy owner | not stated | none documented | source |
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New Hampshire hospital nurse anesthetist pleaded guilty after substituting saline for operating-room fentanyl
2024-06
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New Hampshire | Hospital operating room, Catholic Medical Center, Manchester | Liquid fentanyl left over from medical procedures | not stated | Nurse anesthetist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Physician terminated by employer for diverting fentanyl, versed and dilaudid from patients
2024-06
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Florida Tampa, FL |
Tampa, FL | fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid | Diverting fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid from patients; impairment; unprofessional conduct | not stated | Agreed order publicly referring the physician to the Texas Physician Health Program (TXPHP) | none documented | source |
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Long Island pharmaceutical employee sentenced to six years for stealing thousands of oxycodone pills from employer
2024-05-31
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New York | not stated | Oxycodone, described as thousands of pills | not stated | Former employee of a Suffolk County-based pharmaceutical employer | not stated | none documented | source |
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Dodge County Hospital Nurse Diverted Oxycodone Using Automated Dispensing Cabinet Swap
2024-05-24
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Minnesota Dodge County, Minnesota |
Post-anesthesia care unit, hospital in Dodge County, Minnesota | Oxycodone (diverted alongside oxybutynin used as cover) | Withdrew two-pill oxycodone orders from an automated dispensing cabinet but gave patients only one, falsifying pain reports; also opened an oxybutynin drawer to mask additional oxycodone withdrawals | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2024 to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Barbourville Pharmacy Pays $215,000 Over Red-Flag Prescription Failures
2024-05-09
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Kentucky Barbourville, Kentucky |
Smith Family Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy in Barbourville, Kentucky | Oxycodone and oxymorphone | Pharmacy filled over 500 prescriptions bearing red flags for diversion or abuse — dangerous drug combinations, high dosages, and out-of-state prescribers — without resolving the concerns | not stated | Pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge paid $215,000 civil penalty and signed a four-year DEA Memorandum of Agreement, May 2024 | $215,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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