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Most providers administer medications responsibly. But a growing number of providers are diverting drugs for personal use or re-sale.
It is estimated that more than 10% of all healthcare workers will steal opioids and other substances from patients and hospitals at some point in their career. It’s happening in all hospitals, in every town.
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| Summary of Diversion Incident | Address of Incident | Facility | Updated | |
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| Doctor sponsored people to travel to a clinic four hours away to get oxycodone and oxymorphone that would be sold illegally or for clinic profit. | 751 Chesapeake Ln, Clarksville, TN, USA | Gateway Medical Associates P.C. | February 10, 2022 | View full detail |
| Former deputy accessed records to identify previous cases to visit the homes. He claimed to be following up to steal hydrocodone, Percocet, and others. | 400 1st Street, Hillsboro, MO 63050, USA | Jefferson County, Missouri Sheriff's Office | February 10, 2022 | View full detail |
| Registered nurse refilled vials of fentanyl with saline and carefully re-glued the caps on to make it appear as if the vials were undisturbed. | 1138 H Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 | First Choice Surgery Center | February 10, 2022 | View full detail |
| Podiatrist prescribed opiates outside the course of medical practice in exchange for cash payments, sexual favors, and/or other illicit drugs. | 1500 Watertower Pl, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA | Lansing Podiatry: Maninder Deswal, DPM | February 10, 2022 | View full detail |
| Former Long Island doctor sentenced to 23 years in prison for causing the overdose deaths of two patients and illegally distributing oxycodone. | 2209 Merrick Rd #100, Merrick, NY 11566 | Dr. Michael Belfiore Preventative Medicine & Aesthetics | February 10, 2022 | View full detail |
| CVS Pharmacy Manager falsified records and diluted hydromorphone meant for patients | 1634 US-302, Barre, VT 05641 | CVS | January 25, 2022 | View full detail |
| Gilead seized counterfeit medications in 17 locations and nine states, replaced in some cases with antipsychotics or over-the-counter painkillers. | Gilead Sciences, Inc., Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA, USA | Gilead Sciences Inc. | January 19, 2022 | View full detail |
| Pharmacy tech charged after around 70 tablets of opioids, depressants, and stimulants went missing, some of which were set aside to be destroyed | 100 Hospital Dr, Bennington, VT 05201 | January 11, 2022 | View full detail | |
| Pharmacy technician stole Gabapentin tablets by placing single tablets in her pockets. | 1026 West Avenue, Crossville, TN 38555, USA | CVS #4479 | December 29, 2021 | View full detail |
| Dental practice employee generated fake prescriptions for controlled substances with forged signatures of licensed prescribers | 57 Old Orchard Rd, St Albans City, VT 05478 | RVI Dental Center: Vallee Remy DDS | December 29, 2021 | View full detail |
| Registered nurse in Colorado Intensive Care Unit stole fentanyl from the IV bags of ventilated patients. | 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 | St. Anthony Hospital's | December 29, 2021 | View full detail |
| Registered Nurse who stole hydromorphone from patient-controlled analgesia pumps and told them it was part of a study faces 4 years of imprisonment and fine. | 1400 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 | Memorial Central Hospital | December 29, 2021 | View full detail |
| Pharmacist employed at Walmart Pharmacy in Milan Tennessee was found guilty of drug diversion by the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy. | 15427 S 1st St, Milan, TN 38358, USA | Walmart Pharmacy | December 29, 2021 | View full detail |
| Oakland, Tennessee Pharmacy Technician diverted $4,294,64 of opioids in the fall of 2019. | 200 Chickasaw Ridge Dr, Oakland, TN 38060, USA | BETTERx Pharmacy | December 15, 2021 | View full detail |
| The former coroner’s analyst has been charged with stealing methamphetamine collected at death scene investigations. | San Francisco Medical Examiner, Newhall Street, San Francisco, CA | Justin Volk | December 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| They obtained 47 prescriptions in the names of at least five dogs at the clinic operated by his girlfriend written by a veterinarian who worked there. | Saltville, VA | December 3, 2021 | View full detail | |
| The pharmacist sold hydrocodone without a prescription in exchange for cash, and was found guilty of unlawful distribution of controlled substances. | 1518 W Main St, Dothan, AL 36301, USA | Allen's Pharmacy | December 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| The anesthesiologist at Buffalo General Medical Center worked for a private physician group that provided services at Kaleida Health hospitals. | 100 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203 | Buffalo General Medical Center | December 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Prosecutors say he ignored signs that patients were addicts or even diverting the drugs and kept writing the scripts. | 7667 Amador Valley Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568, USA | Dr. Edmund Kemprud | December 2, 2021 | View full detail |
| Investigation into missing Hydrocodone reveals an additional missing 30 Norco tablets, and that the nurse's license was already suspended. | 2 Griffith Rd, Greenville, SC 29607, USA | Patewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | November 16, 2021 | View full detail |
| The former nurse exploited her knowledge of her employer’s internal controls to obtain more than 2,200 vials of fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine and midazolam. | 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 | VA Ann Arbor Medical Center | November 16, 2021 | View full detail |
| The two Chicago suburban physicians were indicted on federal criminal charges for dispensing hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl, and other controlled substances to various individuals without meaningful physical examinations or medical tests | 1111 Superior St, Melrose Park, IL 60160, USA | Demorest Consultants LLC | November 11, 2021 | View full detail |
| Delaware doctor convicted of illegally distributing powerful prescription painkillers such as fentanyl, oxycodone, methadone and morphine for profit | 550 S Dupont Blvd, Milford, DE 19963 | Lighthouse Internal Medicine | November 11, 2021 | View full detail |
| Former dental office administrative assistant embezzled $23,000 and obtained fraudulent prescriptions from at least 6 local pharmacies. | 196 Pleasant St, Attleboro, MA 02703 | CVS | November 11, 2021 | View full detail |
| Former dental office administrative assistant embezzled $23,000 and obtained fraudulent prescriptions from at least 6 local pharmacies. | 191 N Main St, Attleboro, MA 02703 | CVS | November 11, 2021 | View full detail |
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