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Showing 155 of 730 cases · page 4 of 20.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Registered nurse removed propofol from workplace for personal use
2025-01
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Oregon | workplace/facility | propofol; narcotic medication | removed narcotic medication from her place of employment for personal use; pharmacy audit records showed multiple bottles of propofol were prematurely replaced; documentation audit showed several unaccounted propofol bottles; acknowledged removing medication from the facility for personal use to address sleeping issues | not stated | Stipulated Order for Probation; license placed on probation; prohibited from access to narcotics or controlled substances without written approval | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse alleged to have diverted IV Dilaudid from a worksite an automated dispensing cabinet by logging it out and pocketing it
2025-01
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Oregon | worksite with an automated dispensing cabinet system | IV Dilaudid | Alleged diversion of IV Dilaudid: logged out IV Dilaudid but did not administer it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid but did not waste it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid and put it in a pocket; documented administering IV Dilaudid when it was not administered; administered IV Dilaudid but did not document it for approximately two days; failed to document a pain assessment; carried medications in pockets and failed to waste controlled substances at the time of removal from an automated dispensing cabinet. | not stated | RN license placed on probation for 24 months within 36 months, with monitored practice and education conditions. | none documented | source |
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Physician diverted Demerol from patients for personal use
2024-12
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Texas Dallas, TX |
Dallas, TX | Demerol | diverted Demerol from patients for himself; tested positive for Demerol | not stated | voluntary surrender of Texas medical license in lieu of further disciplinary proceedings | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use
2024-11
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Texas | Pharmacy | controlled substances | Admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use (2 counts); felony theft of a controlled substance (deferred). | not stated | 120 day suspension + 5 year rehabilitation probation | none documented | source |
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Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended for Diverting Controlled Substances
2024-11
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Louisiana Louisiana |
not stated | Controlled substances (not specified in the board record) | Diverted controlled substances from her employer pharmacy | Pharmacy technician (license PTC.032818) | Louisiana Board of Pharmacy suspended her credential indefinitely, Nov 2024 — $5,000 fine plus hearing, administrative, and investigative costs | none documented | source |
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Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended in Second Diversion Case Same Term
2024-11
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Louisiana Louisiana |
not stated | Controlled substances (not specified in the board record) | Diverted controlled substances from her employer pharmacy | Pharmacy technician (license PTC.032513) | Louisiana Board of Pharmacy suspended her credential indefinitely, Nov 2024 — $1,000 fine plus hearing, administrative, and investigative costs | none documented | source |
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Hospital pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone, methadone and morphine from a CII safe using unused transaction types
2024-07
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Indiana Muncie, IN |
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc. | hydromorphone, methadone, morphine sulfate | Between approximately November 2020 and July 2024, a pharmacist serving as the hospital's pharmacy manager used normally-unused transaction types in the automated inventory management system to remove controlled substances from the CII safe and take personal possession of them, using his duty of stocking controlled substances at affiliated outpatient pain and orthopedic centers as cover. The hospital's controlled-substance tracking policies did not include regular auditing or comparison of patient utilization at those centers, CII Safe Review Sale reports, or All CII Safe Events reports, which allowed the discrepancies to go undetected. | not stated | The hospital's pharmacy license and controlled substances registration were placed on indefinite probation for not less than three years, with quarterly outside audits for the first two years, two unannounced compliance inspections, required diversion-prevention training for pharmacy leadership, and a $44,000 fine; the hospital reported the loss to the DEA and Board in July 2024 and filed an amended DEA Form 106 in November 2024, and in August 2025 the county prosecutor's office filed charges against the pharmacist. | none documented | source |
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Okanogan County nurse admitted diverting controlled substances; hydromorphone removal cited
2024-07
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Washington Okanogan County, WA |
Okanogan County, WA | hydromorphone | Removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone and did not document the administration or waste; admitted to diverting controlled substances for approximately two years. | not stated | Entered an agreed order with conditions on registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licenses; must continue to comply with a monitoring program. | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.