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
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 49 |
| Physician / surgeon | 45 |
| Nurse (role unspecified) | 43 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 41 |
| Pharmacy technician | 37 |
| Registered nurse (RN) | 11 |
| Licensed practical / vocational nurse | 9 |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 6 |
| Dentist / oral surgery | 3 |
| Nurse aide / assistant | 2 |
| Surgical / OR technician | 1 |
| Veterinarian | 1 |
From the Role field (45) or, where the record has none, the case title (162).
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| New York | 19 |
| Maryland | 14 |
| South Carolina | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 |
| District of Columbia | 9 |
| New Jersey | 9 |
| Connecticut | 8 |
| Florida | 8 |
50 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 118 |
| Retail pharmacy | 62 |
| Hospital / health system | 46 |
| Long-term care | 10 |
| Dental / oral surgery | 4 |
| Home health / hospice | 3 |
| No setting stated | 5 |
Other drugs and classes
Cases
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- Maryland Prescriber Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2021) 2021 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Maryland Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2021) 2021 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Louisiana Nurse Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2021) 2021 · Louisiana · Other / not classified
- Rawlins physician sentenced federally for dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances 2020-12 · Rawlins, WY · Other / not classified
- Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Hospice Patient's Oxycodone 2020-10-02 · Dighton, Massachusetts · Other / not classified
- Minnesota pharmacy technician shorted patient prescriptions of oxycodone-acetaminophen; registration revoked 2020-10 · Retail pharmacy
- Buffalo-Area Medical Office Manager Sentenced for Stealing Controlled Substances via Forged Prescriptions 2020-09-17 · Buffalo, New York · Other / not classified
- Pharmacy technician diverted OxyContin from AccuDose machines at Baptist Medical Center 2020-07 · Hospital / health system
- Pharmacy technician diverted Norco, Percocet, and MS Contin from Magee General Hospital pharmacy 2020-07 · Hospital / health system
- Savage Family Pharmacy Pays $180,480 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Recordkeeping Violations 2020-06-08 · Waynesboro, Pennsylvania · Retail pharmacy
- Pinellas Park pharmacy owner sentenced for filling oxycodone and hydromorphone prescriptions outside professional practice 2020-04-24 · Retail pharmacy
- Pembina County Long-Term Care Nurse Charged With Stealing Resident Narcotics 2020-04-13 · Mountain, North Dakota · Long-term care
- Wisconsin Dentist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Oxycodone Through Employee's Prescription 2020-03-12 · Mauston, Wisconsin · Dental / oral surgery
- Buffalo-Area Physician Diverted Controlled Substances Through Fraudulent Prescriptions to Associates 2020-03-05 · Buffalo, New York · Hospital / health system
- Anchorage nurse practitioner charged with manslaughter and drug distribution for opioid prescriptions without office visits 2020-03 · Anchorage, AK · Other / not classified
- Farmville pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge ordered to pay $600,000 and permanently barred from dispensing controlled substances 2020-02-03 · Retail pharmacy
- Rawlins physician charged with prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances outside legitimate medical practice 2020-02 · Rawlins, WY · Other / not classified
- Iowa Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patients' Pain Medication 2020-01-28 · Manchester, Iowa · Long-term care
- West Virginia Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2020) 2020 · West Virginia · Other / not classified
- Pennsylvania Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2020, case 2) 2020 · Pennsylvania · Other / not classified
- Pennsylvania Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2020) 2020 · Pennsylvania · Other / not classified
- Pennsylvania Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2020) 2020 · Pennsylvania · Other / not classified
- Connecticut Nurse Convicted in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2020) 2020 · Connecticut · Other / not classified
- Queens Supervising Pharmacist Sentenced for Filling Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions 2019-08-30 · Richmond Hill, Queens, New York · Retail pharmacy
- Nursing Facility LPN Took Six Patients' Oxycodone 2019-08-14 · Glastonbury, CT · Long-term care
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