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Pittsfield Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Adderall from Pharmacy Chain 2026-09-17	Massachusetts Pittsfield, Massachusetts	Licensed pharmacist at a national pharmacy chain, Pittsfield, Massachusetts; charged and pleaded in federal court in Boston	Dextroamphetamine (generic Adderall) and Adderall, controlled substances that were intended for the pharmacy's customers	While working as the pharmacy's licensed pharmacist, diverted quantities of dextroamphetamine for his own use on four occasions in August, September and November 2024, and diverted Adderall on November 10, 2024	not stated	Pleaded guilty on Sept. 17, 2026 to five counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception and subterfuge; sentencing scheduled for Dec. 15, 2026	none documented	source
Massachusetts Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances from New Hampshire Pharmacy 2026-08-17	New Hampshire Lancaster, New Hampshire	Per-diem pharmacist, pharmacy in northern New Hampshire (Lancaster, NH)	Capsuled controlled-substance medication powder and prescription pills	Removed medication meant for patients and kept it, ingesting some while on duty	not stated	Pleaded guilty Aug 17, 2026; sentencing scheduled Nov 23, 2026	none documented	source
Celina Pharmacy Owner and Two Pharmacies Banned from Handling Controlled Substances 2026-08-10	Tennessee Celina, Tennessee	Dale Hollow Pharmacy + Xpress Pharmacy, Celina, TN	Oxycodone and other opioids, dispensed despite diversion red flags	Dispensed controlled substances without valid prescriptions/outside legitimate practice; falsely billed Medicare	not stated	Consent judgment $450,000 + CS ban through 2040 — entered Aug 3, 2026 (Weir separately sentenced Jun 18, 2026 to 24 months + $1.4M restitution)	$1,419,974 (restitution)	source
Pharmacy intern stole phentermine from Sam's Club Pharmacy 2026-07	Ohio Boardman, OH	Sam's Club Pharmacy	phentermine 37.5 mg tablets, a Schedule IV controlled substance	stole a stock bottle of phentermine from the employer pharmacy; admitted taking the bottle home	not stated	pharmacy intern license indefinitely suspended; summary suspension removed; reinstatement conditions imposed	none documented	source
Yellow Springs pharmacy oxycodone/acetaminophen substitution found during inventory 2026-07	Ohio Yellow Springs, OH	Yellow Springs Pharmacy	oxycodone/acetaminophen 10/325 mg tablets, a Schedule II controlled substance	two 100-count bottles had 200 tablets removed and replaced with acetaminophen 325 mg tablets; the loss was not reported to the Board	not stated	Board found violations and imposed a $5,000 monetary penalty	none documented	source
Orlando pharmacy and pharmacist settle Controlled Substances Act allegations over Schedule V distribution and recordkeeping 2026-07	Florida	Retail pharmacy, Orlando	Schedule V controlled substances	not stated	Pharmacy and its pharmacist	not stated	none documented	source
Registered nurse alleged to have obtained controlled substances from a Texas pharmacy using unauthorized prescriptions and co-worker prescriber numbers 2026-02	Oregon	Pharmacy	Zolpidem Tartrate, Eszopiclone, Acetaminophen-Codeine #3, Guaifenesin-Codeine, Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffeine, and Hydrocodone	Alleged to have obtained these medications from a pharmacy in Texas, for themself and a family member, through the use of unauthorized electronically communicated prescriptions, using the names and Drug Enforcement Administration numbers of three co-worker prescribers.	not stated	Stipulated Order for Probation; license placed on probation, with a 24-month period of probation to begin upon return to supervised nursing practice. Any monitored practice completed in Texas in compliance with the Texas Board of Nursing order counts toward the 24 months.	none documented	source
Kansas Pharmacy Technician Indicted for Stealing Adderall and Ritalin 2026-01-29	Kansas Russell, Kansas	Pharmacy technician, pharmacy in Russell, KS	Amphetamine (Adderall) and methylphenidate (Ritalin)	Allegedly used her position to remove the drugs from the pharmacy's inventory without proper authorization, continuing through March 2025	not stated	Indicted Jan 29, 2026 on one count of acquiring a controlled substance by deception; case pending	none documented	source
Lawton pharmacy technician charged after hydrocodone tablets found spilling from clothing 2025-12-03	Oklahoma	Retail pharmacy in Lawton, Oklahoma	Hydrocodone-acetaminophen 10mg-325mg; dextroamphetamine-amphetamine 10 mg	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam, zolpidem and other controlled substances from a national pharmacy chain in Easton, Maryland, by taking pills from bottles 2025-12	Maryland Easton, MD	a national pharmacy chain, at two stores in Easton, Maryland	Alprazolam (Xanax), zolpidem (Ambien), carisoprodol (Soma), diazepam, eszopiclone (Lunesta), and clonazepam	Stole controlled substances from the pharmacy's stores by taking them from pill bottles; was seen consuming alprazolam tablets and placing additional tablets in a lab coat pocket; admitted stealing multiple controlled substances.	not stated	Final order of revocation of pharmacy technician registration; registration revoked.	none documented	source
Pharmacist diverted phentermine and other prescription drugs using fictitious patient profiles at a Wicomico County pharmacy 2025-12	Maryland Wicomico County, MD	a pharmacy in Wicomico County, Maryland	phentermine (Schedule IV CDS), cyclobenzaprine, tizanidine, and gabapentin	Created a fictitious patient profile and used it to fill and purchase prescriptions for herself; recorded prescriptions as transmitted via telephone by a physician assistant; purchased with cash; used her driver's license to complete a purchase; diverted multiple prescription drugs and/or CDS.	not stated	Consent Order: summary suspension lifted; license suspended effective April 8, 2025, for at least one year; $1,000 fine; substance use evaluation; possible rehabilitation contract; may petition to modify after six months and lift after one year; criminal case: agreement statement of facts to one count of obtaining a prescription drug by fraud, probation before judgment, one year unsupervised probation.	none documented	source
Oklahoma pharmacy technician permit permanently revoked after pharmacy reported 3,762 tablets lost 2025-11-18	Oklahoma	Pharmacy (details not stated in available excerpt)	not stated	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
California pharmacist applicant filled hydrocodone prescription issued without a prescriber-patient relationship 2025-10-15	California	Pharmacy dispensing, April 2013	Hydrocodone (Lortab), Maxzide; marijuana possession also alleged	not stated	Pharmacist license applicant (Statement of Issues)	not stated	none documented	source
Houston Cash-Only Pharmacy Owner and Three Pharmacists Sentenced for Pill Mill Scheme 2025-09-25	Texas Houston, Texas	Cash-only retail pharmacy, Houston, TX	Hydrocodone and oxycodone (Schedule II/III)	Dispensed controlled substances against fraudulent prescriptions, issued in stolen physicians' names, to individuals posing as patients for drug traffickers	not stated	Owner and three pharmacists sentenced Sept. 25, 2025 to 20 months-12 years in prison plus forfeiture orders	$2,600,000 (forfeiture)	source
Kansas City, Kansas retail pharmacy settles controlled substance recordkeeping allegations 2025-09-24	Kansas	Retail pharmacy in Kansas City, Kansas	Controlled substances (unspecified); pseudoephedrine retail sales records	not stated	Retail pharmacy and its owner	not stated	none documented	source
Chicago pharmacy settles federal claims after technicians diverted hydrocodone 2025-09-15	Illinois	Retail pharmacy, Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago	Hydrocodone (more than 56,000 pills); records also deficient for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam	not stated	Two pharmacy technicians	not stated	none documented	source
Chicago pharmacy settles federal Controlled Substances Act claims after technician hydrocodone thefts 2025-09-15	Illinois	Retail pharmacy, Chicago	Hydrocodone; recordkeeping gaps also involving hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam	not stated	Pharmacy (registrant); two pharmacy technicians	not stated	none documented	source
Chicago pharmacy settles Controlled Substances Act claims after technicians stole hydrocodone 2025-09-15	Illinois	Retail pharmacy in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood	Hydrocodone (more than 56,000 pills); recordkeeping gaps also cited for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam	not stated	Two pharmacy technicians	not stated	none documented	source
Oklahoma grocery-chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing and selling hydrocodone and alprazolam 2025-08-13	Oklahoma	Grocery-chain retail pharmacy in Oklahoma	Hydrocodone stock bottles, hydrocodone-acetaminophen 10mg/325mg and alprazolam	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From His Own Iowa Pharmacy 2025-07-28	Iowa Fairfield, Iowa	Pharmacist, owner/operator of Summit Pharmacy of Iowa, Fairfield, IA (June 2022-Nov. 2023)	Oxycodone and hydrocodone (3,500+ pills) and carisoprodol (400+ pills)	Ordered pills without recording them in pharmacy inventory, took stock pills, and pulled pills from the controlled-substance take-back collection bin	not stated	Sentenced July 28, 2025 to 4 years probation and a $9,500 fine	$9,500 (criminal fine)	source
Indiana pharmacy board rejects settlement over chain pharmacy diversion tied to employee case 2025-07-14	Indiana	Chain community pharmacy (store #3129), Indiana	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated	none documented	source
Oklahoma pharmacy technician altered oxycodone counts under coworkers' credentials and sold the pills 2025-05-07	Oklahoma	Pharmacy (employer not named in source)	Oxycodone HCl 10 mg and 15 mg (1,171 tablets)	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Kentucky Pharmacy 2025-05-05	Kentucky Franklin, Kentucky	Pharmacist-owner and spouse, retail pharmacy, Franklin, KY, May 2020-Jan. 2023	Oxycodone and hydrocodone	Diverted opioids from pharmacy stock for resale/trade; fraudulently billed Medicaid and insurers; falsely reported a robbery to the DEA to explain missing inventory	not stated	Convicted on conspiracy, theft-of-medical-products, unlawful distribution, and health care fraud counts; pharmacist sentenced to 3 years prison plus $17,518.19 restitution, spouse to 2 years plus $5,730.43 restitution	$17,518 (restitution)	source
Southern Colorado pharmacy paid $250,000 to resolve allegations of years of unlawful controlled-substance dispensing 2025-05	Colorado	Independent retail pharmacy in Trinidad, Colorado	Controlled substances (not specified in release)	not stated	Pharmacy operator (corporate entity)	not stated	none documented	source
New Haven retail pharmacy paid $192K over controlled substance recordkeeping failures 2025-04-24	Connecticut	Community pharmacy on Dixwell Avenue, New Haven	Controlled substances generally	not stated	Retail pharmacy (DEA registrant)	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacist diverted phentermine and other prescription drugs from a pharmacy using fictitious patient profiles 2025-04	Maryland Wicomico County, MD	a pharmacy in Wicomico County, Maryland	phentermine (Schedule IV controlled substance), cyclobenzaprine, tizanidine, gabapentin, and ibuprofen	Created fictitious patient profiles and used them to fill and purchase prescriptions for herself, including phentermine, a Schedule IV controlled substance; a physician's assistant called in fake prescriptions; purchases were made with cash; the pharmacist admitted the conduct. She initially denied the conduct but admitted it after being confronted with records tying her driver's license to the purchases.	not stated	Pharmacist license summarily suspended; ordered to return registrations and licenses; post-deprivation show-cause hearing available.	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (agreed board order) 2025-02	Texas	pharmacy	controlled substance	diversion	not stated	Voluntary revocation	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (default board order) 2025-02	Texas	pharmacy	controlled substance	diversion	not stated	Revocation	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from pharmacy (default board order) 2025-02	Texas	pharmacy	controlled substances	took	not stated	Revocation	none documented	source
Elkin pharmacy ordered to pay $500,000 penalty and enjoined from filling red-flag opioid prescriptions 2025-02	North Carolina	Independent pharmacy in Elkin	Prescription opioids and combination prescriptions	not stated	Pharmacy owner and four pharmacists	not stated	none documented	source
Trenton Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Diverting Millions of Oxycodone Pills 2025-01-22	New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey	Independent retail pharmacy, Trenton, NJ	Oxycodone (Schedule II)	Filled fraudulent prescriptions outside the usual course of practice and falsified pharmacy records to conceal the diversion of millions of pills	not stated	Convicted by federal jury Jan. 22, 2025 on conspiracy and drug-involved-premises charges; sentencing pending	none documented	source
California pharmacist sentenced to more than seven years for dispensing over 450,000 opioid pills on fraudulent prescriptions 2024-11-25	California	Independent retail pharmacy, Madera	Oxycodone and hydrocodone; more than 450,000 pills	not stated	Pharmacist and pharmacy owner	not stated	none documented	source
Macomb County Physician and Pharmacy Owner Pay $700,948 Over Opioid Prescribing and Filling Scheme 2024-11-04	Michigan Clinton Township, Michigan	Medical practice and an on-site pharmacy (Heartland Drugs) sharing an office complex in Clinton Township, Michigan	Opioid and ADHD (stimulant) medications	Physician prescribed medically unnecessary opioid and ADHD medications, which the co-located pharmacy filled without adequate scrutiny	not stated	Physician, his practice, and the pharmacy owner paid $700,948.42 to settle False Claims Act allegations, November 2024; physician surrendered his DEA registration	$700,948 (civil settlement)	source
Pharmacist admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use 2024-11	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
Pharmacy assistant charged after allegedly attempting to deliver a controlled substance against pharmacy policy 2024-10	Washington Snohomish County, Washington	a pharmacy	a controlled substance (unspecified)	Allegedly attempted to deliver a controlled substance in violation of pharmacy policy, resulting in termination from employment; has not responded to the state's investigation	not stated	Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician charged with diverting controlled substances on multiple occasions 2024-09	Washington Cowlitz County, Washington	Pharmacy	controlled substances	Charges state the technician admitted to diverting controlled substances on multiple occasions while employed as a pharmacy technician in 2023.	not stated	Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission	none documented	source
Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets 2024-08-26	Virginia Gate City, Virginia	Retail pharmacy, Gate City, Virginia	Oxycodone and hydromorphone	Swapped tablets for look-alike non-controlled drugs and shorted patients' pill counts, keeping the difference	not stated	Pleaded guilty June 2024 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced to 24 months in federal prison	none documented	source
Pharmacist-in-charge convicted of conspiring to dispense oxycodone through a co-owned pharmacy to individuals with illegitimate prescriptions 2024-08	Maryland	a pharmacy co-owned and operated by the pharmacist-in-charge	oxycodone 30 mg	pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense a controlled substance; admitted that through a pharmacy he co-owned and operated as pharmacist-in-charge, he and co-conspirators dispensed oxycodone 30 mg pills to individuals with obviously illegitimate prescriptions for cash.	not stated	Maryland pharmacy license revoked; sentenced to 78 months' imprisonment followed by three years' supervised release.	none documented	source
Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics 2024-06	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
Madera pharmacist pleaded guilty to dispensing over 200,000 opioid pills on forged prescriptions 2024-06	California	Independent retail pharmacy in Madera	Oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets	not stated	Pharmacist and pharmacy owner	not stated	none documented	source
Barbourville Pharmacy Pays $215,000 Over Red-Flag Prescription Failures 2024-05-09	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
Pharmacy technician charged with taking Promethazine-Codeine syrup from pharmacy 2024-05	Washington King County, Washington	a pharmacy	Promethazine-Codeine Syrup	Allegedly seen taking two bottles of Promethazine-Codeine Syrup from the pharmacy in December 2023; approximately 46 bottles of Promethazine-Codeine were unaccounted for during times the technician worked at pharmacies from January to December 2022.	not stated	Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission in May 2024.	none documented	source
Mississippi pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone from pharmacy inventory 2024-01-30	Mississippi	Pharmacy in Jefferson County, Mississippi	Hydrocodone	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Default order for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy 2024-01	Texas	Pharmacy	controlled substance	Diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy	not stated	Revocation	none documented	source
Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Tens of Thousands of Oxycodone Pills from His Own Pharmacy 2023-11-03	Alabama Gadsden, Alabama	Retail pharmacy (Midtown Pharmacy), Gadsden, Alabama	Oxycodone and hydrocodone	Pharmacist in charge over-ordered oxycodone from distributors, diverted the surplus stock bottles, and repackaged and resold the pills outside the pharmacy	not stated	Sentenced November 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, to 54 months in prison	$110,620 (forfeiture)	source
Kansas City, Kansas grocery pharmacy settles allegations of dispensing before receiving prescriptions 2023-09-14	Kansas	Retail pharmacy in Kansas City, Kansas	Controlled substances (unspecified)	not stated	Retail pharmacy owned by a Kansas City, Kansas company	not stated	none documented	source
Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2023-09-13	Illinois	Pharmacy, Central District of Illinois	Hydrocodone, alprazolam, promethazine with codeine	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Admission of taking controlled substances from a pharmacy for personal use 2023-09	Texas	Pharmacy	controlled substances	Admitted to taking drugs without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use (2 counts)	not stated	90 days suspension + 5 year probation	none documented	source
Pharmacist charged with diverting hydrocodone/APAP tablets from a West Virginia pharmacy 2023-09	Vermont Stonewood, WV	a pharmacy in Stonewood, West Virginia	hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg tablets	Charged with taking between 25 and 50 hydrocodone/APAP tablets per day from the pharmacy for 3 to 5 years without a prescription; allegedly diverted tablets while at the pharmacy filling legitimate prescriptions for himself and/or family by accessing non-public areas and removing bottles; the pharmacy reported losses of 7,000 hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg tablets to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and the losses were attributed to the pharmacist.	not stated	Specification of Charges filed; requested relief includes revocation, suspension, reprimand, conditioning, or other discipline.	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of controlled substances from employer pharmacy 2023-08	Louisiana	employer pharmacy	controlled substances	theft of controlled substances from employer pharmacy	not stated	credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy	none documented	source
Cumberland, Maryland Pharmacy Reaches Consent Decree Over Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions 2023-07-06	Maryland Cumberland, Maryland	Retail pharmacy	Oxycodone and other opioids, often combined with benzodiazepines, carisoprodol, or buprenorphine	Filled fraudulent, high-MME prescriptions and dangerous drug combinations while ignoring documented red flags	not stated	Consent decree approved — $120,000 civil penalty plus mandatory red-flag protocol (July 2023)	$120,000 (civil settlement)	source
Pharmacist-in-charge diverted hydrocodone and tramadol powder from a pharmacy controlled-substance safe; Maryland license revoked 2023-07	Maryland	a pharmacy in Virginia (name omitted from the order)	Hydrocodone powder (schedule II) and Tramadol powder (schedule IV)	Alleged theft of a controlled substance from the pharmacy; a pharmacy video camera captured the pharmacist-in-charge removing medication from the controlled substance safe and placing it in his pocket or into a cup; an inventory found 847 mg of tramadol powder and 2,947 mg of hydrocodone powder missing; the pharmacy president stated the pharmacist admitted taking controlled substances, including hydrocodone powder, and using them in his coffee and other beverages while working; the pharmacist admitted to Virginia Board investigators that he diverted controlled substances from the pharmacy for personal use between August 13, 2021 and October 13, 2021.	not stated	Maryland pharmacist license revoked; order reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank	none documented	source
CVS pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone tablets and liquid solution for personal use; license revoked 2023-06	Vermont Berlin, VT	a CVS Pharmacy in Berlin, Vermont	hydromorphone 8 mg tablets and liquid hydromorphone 1 mg/mL solution	Diverted controlled substances from the pharmacy for personal use from about March 2021 to September 2021; admitted diverting approximately 100 hydromorphone 8 mg tablets from a 100-count bottle over several months and an unknown amount of liquid hydromorphone 1 mg/mL solution. Documented the expected tablet count as in stock knowing the count was off because of the diversion, ordered liquid hydromorphone with no legitimate reason, and told investigators he replaced the diverted liquid volume with distilled water to make the bottle appear full; testing revealed diphenhydramine in the solution.	not stated	License revoked; the Board of Pharmacy found the pharmacist in default and treated the Specification of Charges as proven	none documented	source
National chain pharmacy manager disciplined after oxycodone reported lost/stolen as employee pilferage 2023-06	Maryland Waldorf, MD	a national chain pharmacy	Oxycodone HCL 10 mg and 15 mg tablets	The pharmacy reported an occurrence classified as employee pilferage; a DEA report listed oxycodone HCL 10 mg and 15 mg tablets lost or stolen. The Board found the pharmacist violated patient safety and standard-of-care rules for filling questionable CII prescriptions without validation and for refusing-to-dispense requirements; fraud and false-record charges were dismissed as unsubstantiated.	not stated	Consent order: license reprimanded, placed on probation for at least one year, required continuing education, and a $1,000 fine.	none documented	source
Montgomery County Pharmacy Reaches Consent Decree Over Fraudulent Opioid Dispensing 2023-05-31	Maryland Germantown, Maryland	Retail pharmacy	Opioids dispensed concurrently with stimulants	Filled fraudulent prescriptions for out-of-area patients and high-MME, cash-paid combinations while ignoring red flags	not stated	Consent decree approved — $100,000 civil penalty; pharmacist license surrendered (May 2023)	$100,000 (civil penalty)	source
Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of oxycodone tablets from a patient's prescription 2023-05	Louisiana	Pharmacy	oxycodone	theft of eight oxycodone tablets from a patient's prescription	not stated	credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy	none documented	source
Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced for Selling 25,000+ Opioid Pills from His Own Pharmacy 2023-02-09	Michigan Madison Heights, Michigan	Retail pharmacy (Great Health Pharmacy), Madison Heights, Michigan	Oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, and promethazine with codeine	Pharmacist filled cash prescriptions for a patient recruiter, including in the names of people who never visited the pharmacy, and sold pharmacy stock bottles directly with no prescription	not stated	Sentenced February 2023, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to 84 months in federal prison	$1,200,000 (forfeiture)	source
Pharmacy technician diverted a customer's oxycodone prescription at a Hagerstown pharmacy 2023-02	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
Pharmacy technician admitted to stealing controlled substances from employer pharmacy 2023-02	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
Pharmacy technician accused of forging controlled substance prescriptions from employer pharmacy 2023-02	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
Registrant's registration revoked for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy 2023-02	Texas	pharmacy	controlled substance	diversion of a controlled substance from a pharmacy	not stated	Revocation	none documented	source
Kansas long-term care pharmacy settles allegations of improper Schedule II emergency dispensing 2022-12-13	Kansas	Long-term care pharmacy in Lenexa, Kansas	Schedule II controlled substances, including opioid pain medications	not stated	Long-term care pharmacy	not stated	none documented	source
Vermont chain pharmacy manager diluted hydromorphone oral solution and falsified inventory records 2022-11	Vermont	Chain retail pharmacy in Berlin, Vermont	Hydromorphone (oral solution and tablets)	not stated	Pharmacy manager (licensed pharmacist)	not stated	none documented	source
Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2022-11	Illinois	Pharmacy, Le Roy, Illinois	Hydrocodone (over 28,000 pills), alprazolam, promethazine with codeine	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Dubuque Pharmacist Sentenced for Stealing and Tampering With Patients' Medications 2022-10-31	Iowa Dubuque, Iowa	Retail pharmacy (two Dubuque, Iowa pharmacies)	Controlled-substance capsule medications	Stole from pharmacy inventory and opened already-filled prescription capsules to remove the drug before patients picked them up	not stated	Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months, $10,000 fine, $9,993 restitution, pharmacy license forfeited	$10,000 (criminal fine)	source
Pharmacy technician took controlled substance from pharmacy for personal use 2022-10	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
New Mexico pharmacy settles federal claims after DEA inspections could not account for over 24,000 controlled-substance doses 2022-07-12	New Mexico	Independent retail pharmacy, Peralta, New Mexico	Controlled substances, majority opioid analgesics; 24,422 doses unaccounted for	not stated	Retail pharmacy and its owner (DEA registrant)	not stated	none documented	source
Baltimore Pharmacy and Pharmacist Settle Red-Flag Dispensing Allegations 2022-05-12	Maryland Baltimore, Maryland	Independent retail pharmacy (Ultra Care Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland)	Controlled-substance prescriptions (opioids)	Filled facially fraudulent prescriptions for multiple unrelated people presented together, ignoring cross-gender OB/GYN prescribing and identical-quantity red flags	not stated	Consent decree approved; $15,000 civil penalty and corrective red-flag procedures required	$15,000 (civil penalty)	source
Pharmacy technician reinstated after taking a controlled substance from a pharmacy for personal use 2022-05	Texas	a pharmacy	controlled substance	Took a controlled substance from the pharmacy for personal use (dated 06/06/2019), cited in connection with a prior board order	not stated	Granted reinstatement with 3 years probation	none documented	source
Wisconsin Pharmacy Settles Controlled Substance Dispensing and Recordkeeping Violations 2022-04-29	Wisconsin Cadott, Wisconsin	Cadott Miller Pharmacy, retail pharmacy (Cadott, WI)	Controlled substances — high-risk drug combinations dispensed 2017-2019	Filled drug combinations with no legitimate medical purpose, filled prescriptions with no valid Rx on file, allowed unauthorized early refills, dispensed Schedule II drugs for opioid dependence	not stated	DEA immediate suspension order Dec 17, 2019; pharmacy surrendered DEA registration Jan 7, 2020; civil settlement $20,000 — announced Apr 2022	$20,000 (civil settlement)	source
Mount Pleasant pharmacy technician charged with stealing OxyContin and Adderall from CVS pharmacy 2022-03	South Carolina Mount Pleasant, SC	CVS Pharmacy on Ben Sawyer Boulevard	OxyContin and Adderall	Allegedly stole tablets of OxyContin and Adderall from the pharmacy while working as a pharmacy technician.	not stated	Charged with two counts of theft of a controlled substance; booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center and later released on own recognizance.	none documented	source
Aspirar Pharmacy Pays $100K for Filling Invalid Opioid Prescriptions 2022-02-03	North Carolina Cary / Durham, North Carolina	Aspirar Pharmacy, two locations (Cary/Durham, NC)	Controlled substances — invalid prescriptions filled 2017-2018	Filled prescriptions from Dr. Sharon Halliday, who wrote them outside the scope permitted by her Duke University faculty limited license, without confirming her license's validity	not stated	Civil settlement, $100,000 + DEA memorandum of agreement to stop filling for the practice — announced Feb 3, 2022	$100,000 (civil settlement)	source
Ready Pharmacy Pays $400K Over 26,000 Missing Controlled Substance Units 2022-02-01	New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico	Ready Pharmacy, retail pharmacy, now closed (Albuquerque, NM)	Controlled substances — 26,000+ missing dosage units	Failed to account for missing dosage units found Mar 15, 2016; DEA on-site inspection also found controlled substances unsafeguarded and improperly stored	not stated	Civil settlement, $400,000 (initial $50,000 + $350,000 over 5 years) — announced Feb 2022	$400,000 (civil settlement)	source
San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105K for Ignoring Opioid Prescription Red Flags 2022-01-20	California San Diego, California	Balboa Pharmacy, retail pharmacy (San Diego, CA)	Opioids, incl. doses exceeding 100 MME + benzodiazepine/muscle-relaxant "trinity" combinations	Filled prescriptions without resolving red flags — high MME doses, dangerous drug combinations, patients with multiple prescribers, early refills	not stated	Civil settlement, $105,000 — announced Jan 20, 2022; entered Oct 2021 memorandum of agreement with DEA	$105,000 (civil settlement)	source
Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitted theft of controlled substances from Walgreens pharmacy 2021-11	Mississippi Gulfport, MS	Walgreens pharmacy	controlled substances	Admitted to theft of controlled substances from the Walgreens pharmacy where the technician worked.	not stated	Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; ordered to pay $150.00 in investigation costs.	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitting to ingesting THC-infused chocolate while working at Kroger pharmacy 2021-11	Mississippi Brandon, MS	Kroger Pharmacy #493	THC-infused chocolate	Admitted to ingestion of chocolate infused with THC while working at Kroger Pharmacy #493.	not stated	Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; may petition for reinstatement after at least one year.	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy 2021-11	Texas	a pharmacy	controlled substances	Took controlled substances from the pharmacy.	not stated	Revocation	none documented	source
South Dakota pharmacy technician diverted medications from employer pharmacy 2021-09-16	South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Registered pharmacy technician, employer pharmacy in Sioux Falls, SD	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated	none documented	source
Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for purposes of sale 2021-08	Texas	a pharmacy	controlled substances	took controlled substances from the pharmacy for purposes of sale	not stated	30-day suspension and 5 years probation	none documented	source
Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for use by a family member 2021-08	Texas	a pharmacy	controlled substances	took controlled substances from the pharmacy for use by a family member	not stated	revocation	none documented	source
Minnesota pharmacist caught on video pocketing amphetamines; suspension stayed with monitoring 2021-05	Minnesota	Pharmacy (employer not named in order)	Amphetamines (Schedule II controlled substances)	not stated	Pharmacist	not stated	none documented	source
Minnesota pharmacy technician took oxycodone from filled patient prescriptions; registration surrendered 2021-05	Minnesota	Retail pharmacy will-call area	Oxycodone tablets	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Dothan Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Selling Opioids Without Prescriptions 2021-04-27	Alabama Dothan, Alabama	Independently owned retail pharmacy (Allen's Pharmacy), Dothan, Alabama	Oxycodone and hydrocodone (Schedule II)	Pharmacy owner personally sold controlled substances to individuals for cash outside any valid prescription	not stated	Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release	none documented	source
Meriden pharmacy settled after DEA audit found 2,000-tablet controlled substance shortage 2021-03	Connecticut	Community pharmacy in Meriden	Various controlled substances	not stated	Retail pharmacy and its owner (DEA registrant)	not stated	none documented	source
Former pharmacist-in-charge and three others charged in Warren County oxycodone diversion scheme 2021-02-24	New Jersey	Retail pharmacy in Allamuchy, Warren County	Oxycodone 30 mg tablets and promethazine	not stated	Former registered pharmacist-in-charge, a hospital pharmacy technician, and two others	not stated	none documented	source
Oklahoma physician, pharmacist and clinic owner sentenced over pre-signed prescription scheme 2021-02	Oklahoma	Home-visit physician practice, clinic and co-located retail pharmacy in Wellston, Oklahoma	Hydrocodone, morphine and fentanyl (prescription opioids)	not stated	Physician, licensed pharmacist and clinic owner	not stated	none documented	source
Michigan hospital network paid $7.75 million to settle allegations its pharmacies enabled opioid diversion 2021-01-20	Michigan	Retail and subsidiary pharmacies, including a Port Huron pharmacy and a Western Michigan pharmacy	Hydrocodone, oxycodone and hydromorphone	not stated	Health care corporation operating hospital and retail pharmacies	not stated	none documented	source
Former Ennis pharmacist pleaded guilty to opioid distribution and was sentenced to prison and fined 2020-11	Montana	Pharmacy, Ennis	Opioids	not stated	Pharmacist (former)	not stated	none documented	source
Minnesota pharmacy technician shorted patient prescriptions of oxycodone-acetaminophen; registration revoked 2020-10	Minnesota	Pharmacy	Oxycodone-acetaminophen 5/325 mg tablets	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Minnesota pharmacist-in-charge reprimanded after technician diverted over 18,000 doses of controlled substances 2020-09	Minnesota	Pharmacy	Twenty-five different controlled substances plus gabapentin	not stated	Pharmacist-in-charge (supervising pharmacist)	not stated	none documented	source
Montana Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions for Himself 2020-07-30	Montana Ennis, Montana	Pharmacist-in-charge, Ennis Pharmacy (Ennis, MT)	Hydrocodone (Norco 10-325mg)	Filled self-directed prescriptions never authorized by the named physician, and altered a friend's prescription strength and quantity before filling it himself	not stated	Pleaded guilty July 2020 to dispensing a controlled substance by a practitioner and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing set for Nov. 19, 2020	$125,000 (civil penalty)	source
Walgreens pharmacy technician diverted Norco 10 and Norco 7.5 2020-07	Mississippi	Walgreens pharmacy	Norco 10 and Norco 7.5	admitted to taking Norco 10 and Norco 7.5 from the Walgreens pharmacy where she worked	not stated	The board accepted the voluntary surrender of the pharmacy technician registration, revoked it, and imposed $250 in investigation costs.	none documented	source
Walgreens pharmacist diverted Adderall and Allegra D 2020-07	Mississippi McComb, MS	Walgreens pharmacy	Adderall and Allegra D	admitted to taking Adderall and Allegra D from the Walgreens pharmacy where she worked	not stated	The board accepted the voluntary surrender of the pharmacist license, revoked it, and imposed $750 in investigation costs.	none documented	source
Savage Family Pharmacy Pays $180,480 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Recordkeeping Violations 2020-06-08	Pennsylvania Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	Retail pharmacy — Savage Family Pharmacy (Waynesboro, PA)	Oxycodone and hydrocodone — tens of thousands of unaccounted doses	Failed to reconcile inventories against the perpetual log and allowed altered counts and removed log pages, enabling undetected employee diversion over several years	not stated	Agreed June 2020 to pay $180,480 in civil penalties to resolve CSA recordkeeping violations	$180,480 (civil penalty)	source
West Hartford long-term care pharmacy settled after alprazolam loss and 22,000-dose discrepancy 2020-06	Connecticut	Pharmacy serving about 200 care facilities	Alprazolam and other controlled substances	not stated	Long-term care pharmacy (DEA registrant)	not stated	none documented	source
Pinellas Park pharmacy owner sentenced for filling oxycodone and hydromorphone prescriptions outside professional practice 2020-04-24	Florida	Retail pharmacy in Pinellas Park, Florida	Oxycodone 30 mg and hydromorphone 8 mg (Schedule II)	not stated	Licensed pharmacist who owned and operated an independent pharmacy	not stated	none documented	source
Farmville pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge ordered to pay $600,000 and permanently barred from dispensing controlled substances 2020-02-03	North Carolina	Independent pharmacy in Farmville	Oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, methadone and potentiators such as diazepam, alprazolam and zolpidem	not stated	Pharmacy owner and pharmacist-in-charge	not stated	none documented	source
Casper pharmacy agreed to $1 million civil settlement over controlled substance dispensing allegations 2020-01	Wyoming	Community pharmacy in Casper, Wyoming	Narcotic prescription medications	not stated	Retail pharmacy (Osco Pharmacy)	not stated	none documented	source
Connecticut Pharmacist Admits Tampering with Home-Infusion Narcotics 2019-12-13	Connecticut Wolcott, Connecticut	Home/hospice infusion compounding pharmacy (Connecticut)	Hydromorphone and morphine sulfate infusion vials	Withdrew narcotics with syringe, reinjected saline, resealed vials with crimping tools	not stated	Pleaded guilty Dec 13, 2019; faced up to 10 years	none documented	source
Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years for stealing and selling hydrocodone 2019-11-22	Illinois	Retail pharmacy, Humboldt Park, Chicago	Hydrocodone (56,108 pills)	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years for stealing and selling hydrocodone 2019-11-21	Illinois	Retail discount pharmacy, Chicago	Hydrocodone (approximately 56,108 pills)	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Chicago Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing 56,000 Hydrocodone Pills 2019-11-20	Illinois Chicago, Illinois	Pharmacy technician, Allcare Discount Pharmacy (Chicago, IL)	Hydrocodone — approx. 56,108 pills	Stole pills with a co-defendant, falsified inventory records to conceal the theft, sold the pills for profit	not stated	Pleaded guilty; sentenced Nov 2019 to 5 years in federal prison	$250,000 (civil settlement)	source
Pharmacist stole Schedule IV controlled substances from Institutional Care Pharmacy 2019-11	Ohio Tiffin, OH	Institutional Care Pharmacy	zolpidem, modafinil, clonazepam, tramadol, lorazepam, alprazolam	stole controlled substances from employer; observed on security camera; admitted stealing; retrieved stolen drugs from purse and residence	not stated	license suspended indefinitely; summary suspension removed	none documented	source
Queens Supervising Pharmacist Sentenced for Filling Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions 2019-08-30	New York Richmond Hill, Queens, New York	Retail pharmacy	Oxycodone 30 mg tablets	Supervising pharmacist knowingly filled forged prescriptions and sold additional pills for cash outside any valid prescription	not stated	Sentenced to 4 years in prison; pharmacist license surrendered	none documented	source
Georgia Pharmacist-in-Charge Charged Over False Statements in Controlled-Substance Dispensing Audit 2019-07-15	Georgia Darien, Georgia	A pharmacy in Darien, GA	Controlled substances dispensed from prescriptions written by high-volume prescribers	From 2015 through 2017, filled a large number of controlled-substance prescriptions from high-volume prescribers, then drafted false and fraudulent statements in documents that the DEA would review as part of a regulatory compliance audit of her dispensing history	not stated	Charged via criminal information July 15, 2019, with False Statements Related to Healthcare; up to 5 years in federal prison if convicted	none documented	source
Minnesota pharmacy chain pays $225,000 to resolve Controlled Substances Act claims after pharmacist-in-charge diverted opioids 2019-06-11	Minnesota	Retail pharmacy chain in Minnesota	Schedule II opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone	not stated	Pharmacist-in-charge of a retail store (employee); employer pharmacy chain settled civil claims	not stated	none documented	source
Charlotte pharmacy technician convicted of embezzling oxycodone via fraudulent prescription 2019-05-09	North Carolina	Retail chain pharmacy drive-thru, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County	Oxycodone (with a Percocet prescription also presented)	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Morgantown pharmacist sentenced to 121 months for distributing oxycodone outside professional practice 2019-05	West Virginia	Pharmacy practice in Morgantown / Monongalia County, WV	Oxycodone (more than 7,400 grams)	not stated	Licensed pharmacist	not stated	none documented	source
Lewiston pharmacy technician sentenced to 54 months after stealing nearly 60,000 pills from employer 2019-04-09	Idaho	Retail pharmacy in Lewiston	Hydrocodone, oxycodone, lorazepam	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Tribal pharmacy in St. Ignatius paid civil penalty after about 2,500 oxycodone pills went missing 2018-12	Montana	Tribal health department pharmacy, St. Ignatius	Oxycodone (approximately 2,500 pills stolen or unaccounted for)	not stated	not stated	not stated	none documented	source
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy Settles Over Missing Oxycodone 2018-11-20	Montana St. Ignatius, Montana	Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy (St. Ignatius, MT)	Oxycodone — approximately 2,500 pills unaccounted for	Inadequate recordkeeping and failure to report missing controlled substances to DEA	not stated	Civil settlement, $95,520 — announced Nov 20, 2018	$95,520 (civil penalty)	source
Montana reservation pharmacy settled over 2,500 unaccounted-for oxycodone tablets 2018-11-19	Montana	Pharmacy on the Flathead Indian Reservation in St. Ignatius, Montana	Oxycodone (approximately 2,500 tablets unaccounted for, March 2017 to March 2018)	not stated	Tribal pharmacy (organizational respondent, no individual charged)	not stated	none documented	source
Two South Denver pharmacists pleaded guilty to felony opioid distribution charges 2018-10-17	Colorado	Pharmacy practice in south Denver, Colorado	Opioids and other controlled substances	not stated	Two licensed pharmacists	not stated	none documented	source
Long Island pharmacy chain settled claims it failed to timely report controlled substance losses and thefts 2018-06-28	New York	Pharmacy stores in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Island	Hydrocodone and other controlled substances	not stated	Retail pharmacy chain	not stated	none documented	source
Springfield chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing thousands of hydrocodone tablets over nine months 2018-04-19	Illinois	Chain retail pharmacy, Springfield	Hydrocodone tablets	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Home-Infusion Pharmacy Tech Diluted Hospice Patients' IV Opioids 2018-02-21	Alabama Birmingham, Alabama	ContinuumRx of Central Alabama, home-infusion pharmacy (Birmingham, AL)	Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone — IV compounding vials	Withdrew drug with syringe, refilled vials with saline/sterile water, returned to inventory	not stated	Pleaded guilty; sentenced Feb 21, 2018 to 5 years in federal prison	none documented	source
Birmingham Pharmacy Technician Tampered with Opioid IV Bags Prepared for Palliative Care Patients 2018-02	Alabama Birmingham, AL	Home-infusion pharmacy, Birmingham, AL	Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone hydrochloride	Removed drugs from vials used to mix palliative-care IV bags and replaced them with another liquid, knowing diluted bags would reach patients	not stated	Sentenced to five years in prison for tampering with opioids intended for IV fluid	none documented	source
Orlando pharmacist sentenced to more than 24 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent and pill-mill prescriptions 2017-12	Florida	Community pharmacy in Orlando, Florida	Oxycodone	not stated	Licensed pharmacist	not stated	none documented	source
Perryville pharmacy owner sentenced to 10 years for selling opioids off pharmacy shelves and forging prescriptions 2017-09-27	Arkansas	Independent pharmacy in Perryville	Oxycodone and hydrocodone (Schedule II, III and IV pills)	not stated	Managing pharmacist and co-owner	not stated	none documented	source
Nevada grocery-pharmacy technician accused of diverting hydrocodone, amphetamine and oxycodone tablets from patient bottles 2017-08	Nevada	Retail grocery-chain pharmacy	Hydrocodone/acetaminophen, amphetamine salts and oxycodone (alleged)	not stated	Registered pharmaceutical technician	not stated	none documented	source
Carlsbad Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone 2016-12-20	New Mexico Carlsbad, New Mexico	Southwest Pharmacy (Carlsbad, NM)	Oxycodone — approximately 20,344 tablets alleged stolen over the employment period	Pharmacy technician took pills directly from stock bottles for personal use	not stated	Pleaded guilty Dec 20, 2016 to misdemeanor unlawful possession of a controlled substance	$1,000 (criminal fine)	source
New Mexico pharmacy technician pleaded guilty after oxycodone theft report from Carlsbad pharmacy 2016-12-20	New Mexico	Retail pharmacy in Carlsbad, Eddy County	Oxycodone tablets	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
New Mexico pharmacy technician charged federally after 20,000-plus oxycodone tablets reported stolen 2016-09-23	New Mexico	Retail pharmacy, Carlsbad, New Mexico	Oxycodone tablets of various strengths; pharmacy reported 20,344 tablets stolen	not stated	Pharmacy technician (former employee of the pharmacy)	not stated	none documented	source
Dallas pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order 2015-08	Texas Dallas, TX	a Dallas pharmacy	controlled substances	dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders	not stated	Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 2-year probation with conditions and fined $2500	none documented	source
Pharmacist-in-charge at a Dallas pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order 2015-08	Texas Dallas, TX	a Dallas pharmacy	controlled substances	as pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders	not stated	Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 2-year probation with conditions and fined $2500	none documented	source
Houston pharmacy dispensed controlled substances and dangerous drugs pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order 2015-08	Texas Houston, TX	a Houston pharmacy	controlled substances and dangerous drugs	dispensed controlled substances and dangerous drugs pursuant to invalid prescription orders	not stated	Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 2-year probation with conditions, fined $5000, and must develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure therapeutic dispensing of prescription drugs	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician diverted over 216,000 Norco tablets from a retail pharmacy while the pharmacist-in-charge failed to detect the theft 2015-08	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
Houston pharmacy pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension 2015-07	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
Pharmacist-in-charge at a Houston pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension 2015-07	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
Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Selling Stolen Oxycodone 2015-05-19	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
Applicant for reinstatement granted probation after prior controlled substance diversion from pharmacy 2015-05	Texas	pharmacy	controlled substance	diversion of a controlled substance from a pharmacy	not stated	Reinstatement granted with 3 years probation	none documented	source
Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sold Stolen Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets from Pharmacy Stock 2015-05	Idaho Twin Falls, ID	Retail pharmacy, Twin Falls, ID	Oxycodone and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) tablets	Stole bottles of controlled-substance prescriptions from pharmacy stock, arranged sales by text message, and left the bottles in a car glove box in the pharmacy parking lot in exchange for cash	not stated	Sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, three years supervised release, and a $1,000 fine	none documented	source
Billings man sentenced to 48 months in prison for theft of drugs from a Walgreens pharmacy 2015-01	Montana	Retail pharmacy (Walgreens), Billings	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Stealing 67,000 Doses of Prescription Narcotics — Minnesota, 2014 2014-10-28	Minnesota Burnsville, Minnesota	Retail pharmacy in Burnsville, MN	Hydrocodone, oxycodone, carisoprodol, and diazepam	Falsified controlled-substance receiving logs to understate shipments, then stole the discrepancy	not stated	Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician admitted taking Xanax, Lortab and Luminal without payment from a national chain pharmacy 2014-10	Maryland Baltimore, MD	a national chain pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland	Xanax (alprazolam) 2 mg, Lortab (hydrocodone-APAP) 10/500 mg, Luminal (phenobarbital) 60 mg and 16.2 mg	admitted orally and in writing to taking the drugs without payment and stated the count was not accurate and that she stole the drugs	not stated	registration summarily suspended by the State Board of Pharmacy; terminated from employment; criminally charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with theft less than $1,000 and theft-scheme less than $1,000	none documented	source
Pharmacy licensee in Mitchell, SD diverted prescription drugs for personal use and received three-year probation 2014-09	South Dakota Mitchell, SD	Pharmacy	prescription drugs	Diverted prescription drugs for personal use; violated laws and rules governing pharmacy practice.	not stated	Three-year probation effective September 29, 2014; required continued participation in a monitored program for health professionals, quarterly reports to the Board, and passage of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam before completing probation.	none documented	source
Burlington pharmacy technician accused of taking thousands of hydrocodone, zolpidem and buprenorphine tablets 2014-03-11	Vermont	Retail pharmacy, Burlington	Hydrocodone, zolpidem and Suboxone	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Vermont supermarket pharmacist wrote and filled fraudulent hydrocodone prescriptions in two states 2014-03-11	Vermont	Supermarket pharmacy; prescriptions filled in Vermont and New York	Hydrocodone-acetaminophen (majority of prescriptions)	not stated	Pharmacist	not stated	none documented	source
Roseville Pharmacy break-ins lead to indictment for theft of Schedule II and III controlled substances 2014-02	Ohio Roseville, OH	Roseville Pharmacy	Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances	alleged break-ins and theft of 6,140 Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances from a pharmacy	not stated	indicted on 69 felony counts: 4 counts of breaking and entering, 35 counts of theft of drugs and 30 counts of possession of dangerous drugs	none documented	source
California retail pharmacy technician accused of conspiring with physician to divert opioids; Board decision issued 2013-07-17	California	Independent retail pharmacy, Glendale	Oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Norco), hydromorphone (Dilaudid)	not stated	Pharmacy technician (accusation also named the pharmacy and its pharmacist-in-charge)	not stated	none documented	source
New Hampshire pharmacy technician's registration suspended after admitted hydrocodone theft and resale 2013-06	New Hampshire	Retail pharmacy in Londonderry, New Hampshire	Hydrocodone; 100 to 150 tablets on about 10 occasions	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
New Hampshire pharmacy technician surrendered registration after alleged theft of oxycodone tablets 2013-01	New Hampshire	Retail chain pharmacy in Exeter, New Hampshire	Percocet (oxycodone); at least 300 tablets alleged over June to December 2012	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician accused of removing pills from a filled Oxycontin prescription and returning it to conceal the theft 2012-12	Maryland Rockville, MD	a retail pharmacy chain location	Oxycontin 15 mg	Alleged to have pulled a customer's filled prescription from the staging area, removed pills, and returned the prescription to the staging area; the customer later reported 198 of 270 pills missing	not stated	Registration summarily suspended pending a show cause hearing	none documented	source
Lutz pharmacist sentenced to 17 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent prescriptions and to a DEA confidential source 2012-08-21	Florida	Pharmacy in the Tampa area (Lutz, Florida)	Oxycodone	not stated	Licensed pharmacist	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacy technician admitted diverting Valium, Promethazine/Codeine Syrup, Vicodin, Loratadine, and Soma from Pharmacy A 2012-07	Maryland	Pharmacy A	Valium, Promethazine/Codeine Syrup, Vicodin, Loratadine, and Soma	Admitted diverting drugs from Pharmacy A from the fall of 2010 until the spring of 2011; obtained the drugs for a family member and a friend, not for personal use.	not stated	Summarily suspended on January 31, 2012; permanently surrendered registration to practice as a pharmacy technician, with the Board accepting the surrender as a final order.	none documented	source
A pharmacy technician diverted narcotics by taking and selling them, and the pharmacy's controlled-substance records were found inaccurate as a result 2012-05	Mississippi	a retail pharmacy	hydrocodone and alprazolam	A pharmacy technician took narcotics from the pharmacy and sold them; a subsequent state board order found the pharmacy had failed to maintain accurate records of the receipt and disposal of hydrocodone and alprazolam over an extended period.	not stated	The technician was terminated and the technician's license was revoked by the state pharmacy board; the pharmacy itself was placed on two years' probation, fined $5,000, and assessed investigation costs by that board. A separate state board later granted the pharmacy's out-of-state permit application subject to one year of probation because of these violations.	none documented	source
Overland Park pharmacy technician stole hydrocodone and lorazepam, falsified inventories; sentenced to federal probation 2012-04-16	Kansas	Retail warehouse-club pharmacy, Overland Park, Kansas	Hydrocodone (more than 500 tablets) and lorazepam (approximately 200 tablets)	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Rutland pharmacy technician's registration revoked after alleged theft and consumption of a narcotic cough syrup 2009-10-08	Vermont	Pharmacy, Rutland, Vermont	Tussionex (schedule III narcotic mixture)	not stated	Pharmacy technician	not stated	none documented	source
Nevada pharmacy technician refilled hydrocodone prescriptions for herself; registration revoked 2007-02-22	Nevada	Pharmacy (employer not named in report)	Hydrocodone	not stated	Pharmaceutical technician	not stated	none documented	source
Pharmacist at Fairview Pharmacy Consultants obtained and consumed controlled substances without authorization 1994-03	North Carolina Fairview, NC	Fairview Pharmacy Consultants	controlled substances	obtaining and consuming controlled substances without authorization	not stated	license suspended indefinitely, stayed for five years with conditions	none documented	source

What each column does and doesn't cover

Every case states When (date) and Where (state) — 724 of 724. Beyond that, a blank cell means the source record does not state that fact, not that it did not happen:

Setting: stated in 643 of 724 cases (89%)
Drug: stated in 651 of 724 cases (90%)
Method: stated in 467 of 724 cases (65%)
Prosecution status: stated in 467 of 724 cases (65%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 76 of 724 cases (10%)
Role: stated in only 256 of 724 cases (35%) — filtering or sorting by role silently hides the rest of the registry, which may still describe the same role in prose without a structured field

Why: documented failure modes

A separate text analysis of the 723 case summaries found 371 cases (51.3%) matching at least one named failure-mode pattern below. 352 cases (48.7% of 723) matched none of these categories - most of these are short board-order summaries ("licensee diverted controlled substances from their employer") that state an outcome without describing a mechanism, not cases where no failure occurred. A case can match zero, one, or several categories — these are corpus-level counts, not a per-case tag, and are not used as a row filter above: reproducing the exact category membership per case from the stored patterns did not exactly match this file's hand-curated counts on independent re-check, so no individual case here is labeled with a "why" that this code cannot verify.

Drug swapped for a substitute and the container returned to circulation 137 of 723

Text names an act of replacing/refilling the drug with a named substitute (saline, water, an OTC pill, a cleaning product, etc.), OR uses swap/dilute/tamper to describe the same act, so the altered container went back into use looking unchanged.

Outright theft or embezzlement of stock (no substitution described) 120 of 723

Text uses stole/stealing/embezzled to describe removal of controlled substances.

Records, charts, orders, inventories, or receipts falsified to conceal the diversion 58 of 723

Text uses a form of "falsif-" within 60 characters of a record-type noun (chart, inventory, transaction, receipt, prescription, etc.).

Prescriptions fraudulent, forged, invalid, or written outside legitimate medical practice 53 of 723

Text explicitly characterizes the prescription(s) as fraudulent, forged, invalid, or issued outside legitimate medical practice (including "pill mill" language).

Automated dispensing cabinet used as the point of exploitation 30 of 723

Text names an automated dispensing cabinet/machine, or the acronym ADC, as part of the mechanism.

Waste/wastage claim used to cover the diversion, or wastage not witnessed 38 of 723

Text describes recording or claiming drug as "waste" (when it was not), pulling drug from a waste stream, or wastage that was not independently witnessed.

Cancelled, voided, or falsely entered dispensing-system transactions to hide the removal 11 of 723

Text describes cancelling, voiding, or falsely entering a system transaction (an order, a return-to-stock entry, a cancel entry) specifically to conceal a removal.

Facility-level failure to maintain accurate inventory or required records (not one employee concealing a theft) 24 of 723

Text states the FACILITY (not an individual concealing personal use) failed to maintain required inventory/records, or names a recordkeeping violation/negligent recordkeeping as the basis for the government action.

Drug obtained using a false identity, a fictitious patient, or impersonation 11 of 723

Text describes using a fictitious patient profile, a false name/identity, stolen patient information, or impersonating a licensed prescriber to obtain the drug.

Known or suspected loss/theft/diversion not reported to DEA or a licensing board 10 of 723

Text states a failure to notify or report a loss, theft, or suspected diversion to a regulator.

Disclaimer

Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.

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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.