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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 42 of 92.
| 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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Pain clinic nurse practitioner convicted of diverting opioids to a family member using other patients' names
2022-10
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Alaska Eagle River, AK |
a pain management clinic (Eagle River Pain and Wellness) | opioids | wrote opioid prescriptions in the names of other individuals in order to divert nearly 5,000 pills to a live-in, opioid-addicted partner, and created false appointment records for those individuals to conceal the diversion; also pre-signed and pre-dated prescriptions for non-medical staff to distribute to patients for cash when out of the office | not stated | convicted by a federal jury on 10 felony counts, including distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, distribution/dispensing of a controlled substance, and maintaining a drug-involved premises | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician took controlled substance from pharmacy for personal use
2022-10
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Texas | a pharmacy | controlled substance | Took controlled substance from the pharmacy for personal use | not stated | Suspended until cleared by a mental health professional plus 5 years rehabilitation probation | none documented | source |
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Missouri nurse diverted fentanyl at two hospitals after being fired for the first diversion
2022-10
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Missouri | A St. Louis-area hospital, then a hospital intensive care unit | Fentanyl | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | 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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Hilo Hospital Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl
2022-09-23
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Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii |
Hilo Medical Center, Hawaii | Fentanyl | not stated | Former registered nurse | Charged Sept. 23, 2022; pleaded not guilty; released on $55,000 bail. Appeared in Hilo's 3rd Circuit Court; a bench warrant was issued with bail set at $55,000, later posted as cash bail; next appearance was scheduled for Dec. 5, 2022. | 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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