What Happened
A former Mercy Hospital pharmacy technician in Springfield, Mo. was sentenced in federal court to three years in prison for tampering with a consumer product after admitting he diluted morphine and fentanyl syringes he loaded.
Reported status: Sentenced (2019) to 36 months in prison.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Pharmacy Self-Assessment Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.