Pharmacy technician drug diversion cases

114 documented cases, 2007–2026.

Figures are derived from the 931 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Role field, or failing that its title, names this role: 54 from the Role field, 60 from the title.

Monetary penalties stated

Median: $13,887.61
Smallest $1,000 · largest $250,000

Median of 6 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 6 of 114 records. 108 records state no dollar amount.

Custodial sentences stated

Shortest: 12 months
Longest: 120 months (10 years)

13 prison or jail terms stated in 12 of 114 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.

Drug classes involved

Opioids72
Other controlled substance28
Benzodiazepines16
Stimulants4
Anesthetics / sedatives1
No drug stated12

A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.

States with the most records

Illinois9
Texas9
Mississippi8
Louisiana7
Maryland6
Tennessee6
Pennsylvania5
Washington5

36 states and territories in all; every state.

Settings involved

Retail pharmacy69
Hospital / health system24
Other / not classified8
No setting stated13

Other roles

Cases

Newest first · page 2 of 5, 26–50 of 114

  1. Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended for Diverting Controlled Substances 2024-11 · Louisiana
  2. Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended in Second Diversion Case Same Term 2024-11 · Louisiana
  3. 25 Charged in Puerto Rico Retail Pharmacy Prescription Drug Diversion Ring 2024-09-19 · Bayamón, Aibonito, and Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
  4. Pharmacy technician charged with diverting controlled substances on multiple occasions 2024-09 · Cowlitz County, Washington · Retail pharmacy
  5. Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Dayton diversion 2024-08 · Dayton, Tennessee
  6. Tennessee Board of Pharmacy accepts surrender of pharmacy technician over Knoxville diversion 2024-08 · Knoxville, Tennessee
  7. Pharmacy technician charged with taking Promethazine-Codeine syrup from pharmacy 2024-05 · King County, Washington · Retail pharmacy
  8. Hospital Pharmacy Technician Pleaded Guilty to Tampering with Hydromorphone 2024-04-30 · Norwich, Connecticut · Hospital / health system
  9. Mississippi pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone from pharmacy inventory 2024-01-30 · Retail pharmacy
  10. Washington Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2024, case 2) 2024 · Washington · Retail pharmacy
  11. Washington Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2024) 2024 · Washington · Retail pharmacy
  12. Washington Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Controlled Substance Diversion (2024) 2024 · Washington · Retail pharmacy
  13. Mississippi Pharmacy Technician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Mississippi · Retail pharmacy
  14. Tennessee Board of Pharmacy places on probation pharmacy technician over Covington diversion 2023-11
  15. Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2023-09-13 · Retail pharmacy
  16. Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of controlled substances from employer pharmacy 2023-08 · Retail pharmacy
  17. Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of oxycodone tablets from a patient's prescription 2023-05 · Retail pharmacy
  18. Pharmacy technician diverted a customer's oxycodone prescription at a Hagerstown pharmacy 2023-02 · Hagerstown, MD · Retail pharmacy
  19. Pharmacy technician admitted to stealing controlled substances from employer pharmacy 2023-02 · Retail pharmacy
  20. Pharmacy technician accused of forging controlled substance prescriptions from employer pharmacy 2023-02 · Retail pharmacy
  21. Illinois Pharmacy Technician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Illinois · Retail pharmacy
  22. Kentucky hospital agrees to $4.4 million civil penalty over recordkeeping that allowed pharmacy technician to divert 60,000 opioid doses 2022-12-08 · Hospital / health system
  23. Kentucky hospital pharmacy technician diverted over 60,000 opioid doses; hospital paid civil penalty 2022-12 · Hospital / health system
  24. Pharmacy technician admitted to theft of controlled substances from her employer; credential revoked 2022-11 · Other / not classified
  25. Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2022-11 · Retail pharmacy

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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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