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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Hospital Opioid Diversion
2023-03
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Virginia Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia |
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA; LewisGale Hospital, Blacksburg, VA | Opioids | Took pain medication from patients reporting severe pain, falsely documented it had been administered, and used the diverted opioids herself while on duty; did not disclose a prior termination from a senior living facility to either hospital | not stated | Virginia Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license, reported March 2023 | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician diverted a customer's oxycodone prescription at a Hagerstown pharmacy
2023-02
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Maryland Hagerstown, MD |
a pharmacy in Hagerstown, Maryland | oxycodone 5 mg/325 mg (oxycodone/acetaminophen), 45 pills | Alleged diversion of a customer's prescription: the technician was given the prescription, carried it with two others to the front register but gave only one to the cashier, placed the oxycodone prescription back in the customer waiting area, later removed the pills from the bag and put them in her pocket, and deleted the prescription on hold. She admitted to the pharmacy's asset protection manager that she diverted the oxycodone pills to self-medicate a back injury, and admitted in a written statement that she took a patient's medication and emptied 45 pills into her pocket. | not stated | Registration to practice as a pharmacy technician revoked by final order; the Board found diversion of a controlled dangerous substance. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician admitted to stealing controlled substances from employer pharmacy
2023-02
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Louisiana | an employer pharmacy | controlled substances | Admitted to the theft of controlled substances from the employer pharmacy. | not stated | Credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician accused of forging controlled substance prescriptions from employer pharmacy
2023-02
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Louisiana | an employer pharmacy | controlled substances | Alleged to have forged controlled substance prescriptions from the employer pharmacy. | not stated | Credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy. | none documented | source |
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Registrant's registration revoked for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy
2023-02
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Texas | pharmacy | controlled substance | diversion of a controlled substance from a pharmacy | not stated | Revocation | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician admitted to theft of controlled substances from her employer; credential revoked
2022-11
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Louisiana | her employer | controlled substances | admitted to the theft of various controlled substances from her employer | not stated | credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy | 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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Hospice nurse admitted diverting oxycodone and Oxycontin from two patients
2022-08
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Wisconsin Watertown, WI |
a hospice center | Oxycodone and Oxycontin | The nurse picked up prescriptions for two hospice patients, signed for oxycodone and Oxycontin, delivered fewer tablets than she signed for, and set up e-prescribing requests without physician orders; she admitted to police that she diverted prescription medication from the patients. | not stated | The Board suspended the nurse's license for an indefinite period, stayed the suspension on compliance with treatment, monitoring, and practice restrictions, and restricted the nurse from working in settings with access to controlled substances. | none documented | source |
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