What Happened
Wakonda, South Dakota pharmacist Cody Carstensen, 47, was sentenced in May 2023 to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment after a conviction for theft in connection with health care; the indictment alleged he embezzled and converted hydrocodone, oxymorphone, OxyContin, oxycodone and morphine.
Reported status: Sentenced (2023) to 24 months probation.
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.