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More than 100 suspected diversions of fentanyl uncovered after an investigation prompted by a found fentanyl syringe on an unattended medical cart.

A nurse in Mississippi has been indicted on one count of fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs prescribed to a patient. The state attorney general's office says in a news release Tuesday that the 58-year-old nurse turned herself in to police Thursday. Bond was set at $2,500. It was not immediately clear whether she is represented by

Court documents reveal Ross Bindler had been stealing hydrocodone since he was an intern in 2011. According to documents, Bindler was the only full time pharmacist at Yoke’s Fresh Market on North Foothills Drive. Bindler was arrested this week for stealing hydrocodone pills from the pharmacy. He admitted to signing for pills, marking them as

Anesthesiologist admits to injecting himself with Demerol and Fentanyl that had been stolen from surgical centers prior to and during surgeries.

Two former nurses accused of stealing prescribed drugs for hospice patients were sentenced to three years in prison. The Minot Daily News reports that 40-year-old April Beckler and 47-year-old Kim Kochel were sentenced on Friday. They pleaded guilty in May to endangering a vulnerable adult and criminal conspiracy. Prosecutors say Kochel and Beckler stole the

Arkansas nurse arrested, surrenders license after admitting after stealing hydrocodone from nursing home patients.

12,000 exposed to Hepatitis C in seven states after stealing fentanyl and refilling syringes with saline to be later injected into patients.

12,000 exposed to Hepatitis C in seven states after stealing fentanyl and refilling syringes with saline to be later injected into patients.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today it has reached a $50,000 civil settlement with Nantucket Cottage Hospital in connection with the improper record-keeping of controlled substances by its pharmacy and the failure to maintain effective controls against diversion. Nantucket Cottage Hospital is a member of Partners HealthCare and an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital. According

Dr. William Husel is accused of giving "excessive doses" of fentanyl to at least 34 patients at Mount Carmel West hospital in Columbus, as well as Mount Carmel St. Ann's. Mt Carmel hospital fired doctor William Husel in December, saying he ordered the medication for at least 34 patients. Many of those patients died after