What Happened
Two employees at a Georgia university hospital were fired for illegally diverting more than a million doses of controlled substances in a scheme that lasted nearly five years, according to the article.
The diverted drugs reportedly included the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, sold as Xanax, and the pain medications codeine and hydrocodone A consent order with the Georgia Board of Pharmacy fined the hospital $200,000 and placed its pharmacy license on probation for three years, and the matter was reported to the DEA.
What the Record Shows
The employees were fired; a consent order fined the hospital $200,000 and placed its pharmacy license on probation for three years; the matter was reported to the DEA.
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a news source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: Two hospital employees illegally diverted more than a million doses of controlled substances in a scheme that lasted nearly five years.. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.