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Pharmacy technician diverted over 216,000 Norco tablets from a retail pharmacy while the pharmacist-in-charge failed to detect the theft
2015-08
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California West Hills, CA |
retail pharmacy (Target) | Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) | A pharmacy technician diverted the drug over a roughly two-year period by repeatedly ordering large quantities to be delivered on days she worked, intercepting and hiding the bottles in the storeroom, destroying the packing invoices, and removing the drugs to her car while the on-duty pharmacist was on break. The pharmacist-in-charge failed to review delivery invoices, restrict access to the phone-ordering passcode, or conduct random audits that could have detected the diversion sooner. | not stated | The California State Board of Pharmacy found grounds for discipline after a hearing and revoked the pharmacist-in-charge's license but stayed the revocation, placing the license on three years' probation with conditions; a petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging the discipline was denied, and the Court of Appeal affirmed. | none documented | source |
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Minnesota Paramedic Stole Ambulance Morphine, Replaced It with Saline
2015-07-16
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Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Allina Health ambulance service (Minneapolis, MN) | Morphine and hydromorphone — ambulance patient supply | Withdrew drug with syringe from ambulance stock, refilled vials with saline | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jul 16, 2015 to 3 years probation | none documented | source |
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Houston pharmacy pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension
2015-07
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Texas Houston, TX |
Rx Max Pharmacy | controlled substances | dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders | not stated | Temporary Suspension Order entered; license suspended until further Order of the Board | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist-in-charge at a Houston pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension
2015-07
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Texas Houston, TX |
Supreme Rx Pharmacy | controlled substances | as pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders | not stated | Temporary Suspension Order entered; license suspended until further Order of the Board | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse diverted hydrocodone intended for a patient and falsified records
2015-06
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West Virginia Parkersburg, WV |
Camden Clark Medical Center | hydrocodone | Admitted to taking two 5 mg hydrocodone pills intended for a patient, keeping them for personal use, and falsely documenting in the patient file that the medication had been given to the patient. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge; terminated from employment on June 27, 2015; faces up to four years in federal prison; sentencing set for October 1, 2018. | none documented | source |
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Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Selling Stolen Oxycodone
2015-05-19
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Idaho Twin Falls, Idaho |
Retail pharmacy (Twin Falls, ID) | Oxycodone and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) tablets | Stole bottles from pharmacy stock; arranged street sales via text and glove-box drops | not stated | Sentenced May 19, 2015 to 12 months + 1 day in federal prison | $1,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Applicant for reinstatement granted probation after prior controlled substance diversion from pharmacy
2015-05
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Texas | pharmacy | controlled substance | diversion of a controlled substance from a pharmacy | not stated | Reinstatement granted with 3 years probation | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse diverted fentanyl from secure medication management stations
2015-05
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Wisconsin Madison, WI |
a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin | fentanyl | The hospital investigation concluded the nurse diverted 18 vials of fentanyl between May 2 and 3, 2015, by accessing a secure medication management station on a day off, making duplicate withdrawals for the same patient from multiple stations, withdrawing medication while not scheduled to work, and withdrawing from units where not actively providing patient care. The nurse neither admitted nor denied the allegations. | not stated | Professional nursing license suspended for an indefinite period; suspension may be stayed after three months under conditions, including drug and alcohol treatment, monitoring, and practice limitations. | none documented | source |
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