Oxycodone diversion cases
317 documented cases, 1990–2026.
Figures are derived from the 1081 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Drug field names oxycodone; it also appears on the opioids page.
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $68,931.44
Smallest $525 · largest $2,600,000
Median of 37 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 29 of 317 records. 288 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 99 days
Longest: 480 months (40 years)
91 prison or jail terms stated in 84 of 317 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Roles named in the records
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Physician / surgeon | 96 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 57 |
| Pharmacist | 56 |
| Nurse (role unspecified) | 44 |
| Pharmacy technician | 29 |
| Registered nurse (RN) | 11 |
| Licensed practical / vocational nurse | 8 |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 8 |
| Dentist / oral surgery | 4 |
| Nurse aide / assistant | 2 |
| Surgical / OR technician | 1 |
| Veterinarian | 1 |
From the Role field (41) or, where the record has none, the case title (219).
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| New York | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Michigan | 15 |
| Maryland | 14 |
| New Jersey | 12 |
| South Carolina | 11 |
| California | 10 |
51 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 173 |
| Retail pharmacy | 77 |
| Hospital / health system | 44 |
| Long-term care | 10 |
| Dental / oral surgery | 5 |
| Home health / hospice | 3 |
| No setting stated | 5 |
Other drugs and classes
Cases
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- Nursing Facility LPN Took Six Patients' Oxycodone 2019-08-14 · Glastonbury, CT · Long-term care
- Connecticut LPN placed on probation after Massachusetts license suspension for diverting opioids 2019-07 · Other / not classified
- Pennsylvania Doctor Charged With Oxycodone Distribution 2019-06-27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Other / not classified
- Michigan Doctor Sentenced for Distributing Oxycodone 2019-06-19 · Detroit area, Michigan · Other / not classified
- Minnesota pharmacy chain pays $225,000 to resolve Controlled Substances Act claims after pharmacist-in-charge diverted opioids 2019-06-11 · Retail pharmacy
- Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices 2019-06 · Montgomery, AL · Other / not classified
- Louisiana federal settlement with drug distributor over civil penalty claims 2019-05-24 · Other / not classified
- Charlotte pharmacy technician convicted of embezzling oxycodone via fraudulent prescription 2019-05-09 · Retail pharmacy
- Morgantown pharmacist sentenced to 121 months for distributing oxycodone outside professional practice 2019-05 · Retail pharmacy
- Utah County sheriff's evidence technician charged with taking drugs slated for destruction 2019-05 · Other / not classified
- Las Vegas nurse sentenced for illegally prescribing hydrocodone and oxycodone in a cash-for-prescriptions scheme 2019-05 · Las Vegas, NV · Other / not classified
- Lewiston pharmacy technician sentenced to 54 months after stealing nearly 60,000 pills from employer 2019-04-09 · Retail pharmacy
- Hilo clinic physician and employees accused of unlawfully distributing opioids 2019-02 · Hilo, HI · Other / not classified
- Colorado Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2019) 2019 · Colorado · 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
- Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy Settles Over Missing Oxycodone 2018-11-20 · St. Ignatius, Montana · Retail pharmacy
- Las Vegas nurse practitioner and surgical technician pleaded guilty to distributing hydrocodone and oxycodone prescriptions for cash 2018-10 · Other / not classified
- Hospital pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone and oxycodone from a pharmacy vault through fraudulent automated dispensing transactions 2018-10 · Hospital / health system
- Pain clinic physician indicted for prescribing fentanyl, oxycodone and other controlled substances without patient examinations 2018-06 · Hamilton, OH · Other / not classified
- Health system settles alleged opioid diversion case over tens of thousands of missing oxycodone 30 mg tablets 2018-05 · Springfield, GA · Hospital / health system
- Georgia hospital settles allegations over unaccounted 30 mg oxycodone tablets believed diverted 2018-05 · Hospital / health system
- Texas Suspends Houston Midtown Pharmacy, 2 Pharmacists 2018-01-19 · Houston · Retail pharmacy
- New Mexico Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2018) 2018 · New Mexico · Home health / hospice
- Kentucky Pharmacist Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2018) 2018 · Kentucky · Retail pharmacy
- Utah health system paid $1 million to resolve clinic drug diversion allegations 2017-12-08 · Hospital / health system
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Disclaimer
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