Alprazolam diversion cases
34 documented cases, 2010–2026.
Figures are derived from the 931 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Drug field names alprazolam; it also appears on the benzodiazepines page.
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $200,000
Smallest $125,000 · largest $300,000
Median of 3 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 3 of 34 records. 31 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 1 month
Longest: 171 months
8 prison or jail terms stated in 7 of 34 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Roles named in the records
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy technician | 14 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 6 |
| Pharmacist | 6 |
| Physician / surgeon | 5 |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 1 |
| Registered nurse (RN) | 1 |
| Veterinarian | 1 |
From the Role field (11) or, where the record has none, the case title (17).
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 15 |
| Retail pharmacy | 14 |
| Hospital / health system | 4 |
| No setting stated | 1 |
Other drugs and classes
Cases
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- Arizona pharmacist and technician sentenced for diverting over 200,000 opioid tablets through two Phoenix-area pharmacies 2018-11-30 · Other / not classified
- Phoenix-Area Pharmacist and Technician Diverted More Than 200,000 Opioid Tablets from Two Pharmacies 2018-11-28 · Peoria / Phoenix, AZ · Other / not classified
- Emory Hospital Pharmacy Technicians Diverted More Than 1 Million Doses of Controlled Substances 2016-02-01 · Atlanta, GA · Hospital / health system
- University hospital employees fired for diverting controlled substances including alprazolam and hydrocodone 2016-02 · Hospital / health system
- Pharmacy technician admitted taking Xanax, Lortab and Luminal without payment from a national chain pharmacy 2014-10 · Baltimore, MD · Retail pharmacy
- Texas Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2013) 2013 · Texas · Retail pharmacy
- 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 · Retail pharmacy
- Westchester pharmacy technician charged with trafficking oxycodone, hydrocodone and alprazolam after DEA parking-lot arrest 2011-12-21
- Tulsa hospital pharmacy operator paid civil penalty after employees stole hundreds of thousands of hydrocodone and alprazolam doses 2010-02-19 · Hospital / health system
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Disclaimer
Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, licensing-board orders, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.
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