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CVS Agrees to Pay $315M Over Unlawfully Filled Opioid Prescriptions and False Claims
2026-10-13
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Rhode Island Rhode Island |
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and related corporate entities, pharmacy chain based in Rhode Island; complaint filed Dec. 13, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island | Opioids and other controlled substances, including "trinity" prescriptions (an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant) | Alleged: filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice (dangerous and excessive opioid quantities, early fills, pill-mill prescribers) despite red flags, then billed many to federal healthcare programs | not stated | Civil settlement announced Oct. 13, 2026: $315 million, plus a memorandum of agreement with DEA requiring a reporting hotline for employees and the public, proactive monitoring of pharmacy dispensing patterns, and a process to evaluate suspected prescribers. Whistleblower Hillary Estright's share not yet determined (U.S. ex rel. Estright v. CVS Health Corp., No. 22-cv-00222, D.R.I.) | $315,000,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Fort Walton Beach Gastroenterologist Pays $300,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Prescribing Allegations
2026-09-21
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Florida Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Gastroenterology practice, Fort Walton Beach, FL | Oxycodone-acetaminophen, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, and tramadol | Unlawfully prescribed at least 127 controlled-substance prescriptions from Jun 2023 to Mar 2025 while maintaining no patient records | not stated | Civil settlement: $300,000, agreed not to reapply for a Schedule II/IIN DEA registration, additional DEA monitoring, announced Sep 21, 2026 | $300,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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West Virginia Hospital System Settles Federal Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Case
2026-07-13
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West Virginia Morgantown, West Virginia |
West Virginia University Health System facilities, including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV | Controlled substances broadly; DEA said most diverted drugs were abused by the medical providers who took them | Between 2017 and 2024, WVUHS facilities systemwide failed to notify the DEA of thefts or significant losses of controlled substances, made errors in controlled-substance orders, failed to maintain accurate and current inventory records, and failed to ensure proper authority for DEA order forms, despite internal reports as early as 2017-2022 of suspected employee diversion | not stated | Agreed to pay $4,177,139 and sign a three-year Memorandum of Agreement with the DEA, announced July 13, 2026 | none documented | source |
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Pottstown Physician Pays $100,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations
2026-07-02
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Pennsylvania Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Physician practice, Pottstown, PA | Controlled substances prescribed "for stock" and moved outside the registered address | Incomplete/inaccurate controlled-substance recordkeeping; stock prescriptions not tied to identified patients; improper relocation of controlled substances | not stated | Civil settlement: $100,000 + 3-year DEA Memorandum of Agreement, announced Jul 2, 2026 | $100,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Muncie hospital pharmacy license put on probation after pharmacy manager diverted opioids using unused transaction types
2026-07
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Indiana Muncie, IN |
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital | hydromorphone, methadone, morphine | The attorney general's administrative complaint alleged the hospital failed over a 44-month period to maintain effective controls against theft and diversion of controlled substances, allowing a pharmacy manager to repeatedly remove Schedule II narcotics through normally-unused transaction types while disguising the withdrawals as legitimate transfers to two outpatient clinics. Investigators said the reported losses included more than 32,000 milliliters of hydromorphone, more than 3,300 milliliters of methadone solution, more than 4,000 methadone tablets and smaller amounts of morphine, with the hospital estimating its loss at more than $121,000. | not stated | The Indiana Board of Pharmacy voted 3-2 to accept a revised settlement placing the hospital's pharmacy license and controlled substance registration on indefinite probation for at least three years, imposing the maximum $44,000 civil fine plus a $5 statutory fee, and requiring quarterly independent audits, two unannounced compliance inspections, a drug diversion certificate program for pharmacy leadership and additional diversion-prevention continuing education. | none documented | source |
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Hospice owner accused of reusing deceased patients' narcotics and moving medications between cities
2026-07
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE | narcotics | charged with misappropriation of medications, improper handling and dispensing of controlled substances, transporting medications of deceased Lincoln patients to Omaha, allowing unlicensed staff to sign patient records, failing to report misdemeanor convictions and misrepresenting those convictions on license renewal applications. Narcotics belonging to deceased patients were stored in an unlocked cabinet and reused for other patients without proper prescriptions; employees were instructed to document them as "destroyed." | not stated | 90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS | none documented | source |
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Hospice executive director accused of keeping unlocked cabinet of deceased patients' narcotics
2026-07
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE | narcotics | accused of keeping an unlocked cabinet of narcotics belonging to deceased patients in her office, directing employees to return unused medications, misappropriation of medications, falsification or inadequate maintenance of patient records, practicing beyond the authorized scope, aiding unlicensed practice, and signing patient records as a physician, social worker and volunteer coordinator. Licensed practical nurse; former executive director of the hospice. | not stated | 90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS | none documented | source |
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Portland Mental Health Clinic Pays $20,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations
2026-01-26
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Maine Portland, Maine |
Mental health clinic, Portland, ME (Riverbird, LLC) | Lorazepam and other controlled substances kept by the clinic | Failed to report known diversion by a clinic physician to DEA; no post-ownership-change inventory; incomplete controlled-substance recordkeeping | not stated | Civil settlement: $20,000 + 3-year DEA Memorandum of Understanding, announced Jan 26, 2026; no admission of liability | $20,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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