Oxycodone diversion cases

248 documented cases, 1990–2026.

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 oxycodone; it also appears on the opioids page.

Monetary penalties stated

Median: $60,000
Smallest $525 · largest $2,600,000

Median of 39 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 31 of 248 records. 217 records state no dollar amount.

Custodial sentences stated

Shortest: 99 days
Longest: 276 months (23 years)

59 prison or jail terms stated in 56 of 248 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.

Roles named in the records

Pharmacist49
Physician / surgeon45
Nurse (role unspecified)43
Not stated in the record or its title41
Pharmacy technician37
Registered nurse (RN)11
Licensed practical / vocational nurse9
Nurse practitioner / APRN6
Dentist / oral surgery3
Nurse aide / assistant2
Surgical / OR technician1
Veterinarian1

From the Role field (45) or, where the record has none, the case title (162).

States with the most records

New York19
Maryland14
South Carolina11
Pennsylvania10
District of Columbia9
New Jersey9
Connecticut8
Florida8

50 states and territories in all; every state.

Settings involved

Other / not classified118
Retail pharmacy62
Hospital / health system46
Long-term care10
Dental / oral surgery4
Home health / hospice3
No setting stated5

Other drugs and classes

Cases

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  1. Dodge County Hospital Nurse Diverted Oxycodone Using Automated Dispensing Cabinet Swap 2024-05-24 · Dodge County, Minnesota · Hospital / health system
  2. Barbourville Pharmacy Pays $215,000 Over Red-Flag Prescription Failures 2024-05-09 · Barbourville, Kentucky · Retail pharmacy
  3. Registered nurse sentenced to probation for stealing OxyContin from a hospital narcotics cabinet and replacing it with other medications 2024-05 · Canton, SD · Hospital / health system
  4. Clinic pharmacy assistant charged with stealing OxyContin and Oxycodone prescriptions from the clinic where she worked 2024-05 · Whitman County, Washington · Other / not classified
  5. Minnesota Pharmacist in Charge Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone Bottles From Inventory 2024-04-25 · Maplewood, Minnesota · Retail pharmacy
  6. New Jersey drug manufacturer settles claims it failed to account for oxycodone, hydrocodone and temazepam 2024-04-10 · Other / not classified
  7. Eastern Kentucky physician and clinic nurse sentenced for conspiracy to issue illegitimate opioid prescriptions 2024-03 · Other / not classified
  8. Washington Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2024, case 2) 2024 · Washington · Retail pharmacy
  9. Washington Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2024) 2024 · Washington · Retail pharmacy
  10. Washington Health Care Worker Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Washington · Other / not classified
  11. South Dakota Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · South Dakota · Other / not classified
  12. Pennsylvania Prescriber Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Pennsylvania · Other / not classified
  13. Ohio Nurse Named in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Ohio · Other / not classified
  14. New York Health Care Worker Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · New York · Other / not classified
  15. Nebraska Nurse Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2024) 2024 · Nebraska · Other / not classified
  16. Minnesota Nurse Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Minnesota · Home health / hospice
  17. Kansas Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Kansas · Other / not classified
  18. Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Tens of Thousands of Oxycodone Pills from His Own Pharmacy 2023-11-03 · Gadsden, Alabama · Retail pharmacy
  19. Registered nurse diverted and consumed Oxycodone on-shift in cardiac surgery unit 2023-10 · Hospital / health system
  20. Cumberland, Maryland Pharmacy Reaches Consent Decree Over Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions 2023-07-06 · Cumberland, Maryland · Retail pharmacy
  21. Wilmington family-medicine physician paid $170,000 to resolve allegations of unlawful opioid prescribing 2023-06-23 · Other / not classified
  22. National chain pharmacy manager disciplined after oxycodone reported lost/stolen as employee pilferage 2023-06 · Waldorf, MD · Retail pharmacy
  23. Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of oxycodone tablets from a patient's prescription 2023-05 · Retail pharmacy
  24. Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit 2023-03-22 · Missoula, Montana · Hospital / health system
  25. Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced for Selling 25,000+ Opioid Pills from His Own Pharmacy 2023-02-09 · Madison Heights, Michigan · Retail pharmacy

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