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Most providers administer medications responsibly. But a growing number of providers are diverting drugs for personal use or re-sale.
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| Summary of Diversion Incident | Address of Incident | Facility | Updated | |
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| Pietropinto wrote thousands of medically unnecessary oxycodone prescriptions in exchange for $50 to $100 in cash per visit. Pietropinto wrote these prescriptions to drug-addicted individuals, including one patient who overdosed on drugs, and who had previously been prescribed by Pietropinto both oxycodone and naloxone, a medication used to block the effects of opioid overdoses, because | 80 5th Ave #1605, New York, NY 10011 | November 19, 2019 | View full detail | |
| in exchange for cash payments, Nkanga wrote thousands of oxycodone prescriptions for patients, some of whom displayed visible signs of drug addiction, without conducting any physical examination, or even seeing them in an examination room. Nkanga also wrote prescriptions in the names of patients who did not even visit his medical office. On one occasion, | 78 Cromwell Ave, Staten Island, NY 10304 | November 19, 2019 | View full detail | |
| Sayegh maintained a corrupt relationship with a co-conspirator, issuing oxycodone prescriptions in his name, variations of his name, his family members’ names, and the names of other individuals in exchange for thousands of dollars in cash, expensive dinners, high-end whisky, cruises, and all-expense-paid trips. Sayegh wrote some of these prescriptions, for which there was no | 75 S Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 | November 19, 2019 | View full detail | |
| A pharmacist in White Plains, was arrested and presented in Manhattan federal court. According to the allegations in the Indictment unsealed today, the pharmacist filled oxycodone prescriptions that he knew were illegitimate, including prescriptions filled by a customer in multiple variations of his name and date of birth, and prescriptions filled in the names of | 3 Pennsylvania Pl, Ottumwa, IA 52501 | November 19, 2019 | View full detail | |
| The investigation revealed that St. Vincent Hospital failed to keep accurate records and make accurate reports under the laws designed to safeguard the public against diversion of the most abused classes of legally manufactured and prescribed drugs. St. Vincent was unable to account for thousands of Hydrocodone tablets. The investigation subsequently led to the arrest | 2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260 | St.Vincent Hospital Indianapolis | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Denver surgery technician who infected three dozen and exposed thousands while stealing Fentanyl has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. | 4567 E 9th Ave, Denver, CO 80220 | Rose Medical Center | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Pierce allegedly stole morphine from one patient by signing out 10 times the amount of the drug ordered by a doctor and keeping the excess. Ten days later, she allegedly signed out 200 milligrams of fentanyl for a patient, administered 25 milligrams and retained the rest. A week after that, she allegedly took 100 milligrams | 1227 E Rusholme St, Davenport, IA 52803 | Genesis Medical Center - Davenport East Rusholme Street | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| in August 2017, while working as a nurse at the Hawkeye Care Center in Marshalltown, Zeisneiss signed out Oxycodone and Hydrocodone pills as if she was administering them to four residents of the home but then kept the drugs for herself. Initially charged with four counts of prohibited acts and one count of tampering with | 2401 S 2nd St, Marshalltown, IA 50158 | Accura HealthCare of Marshalltown (FKA Hawkeye Care Center) | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| in August 2015, Pierce stole a vial of morphine from an emergency kit at Vista Woods. She initially was charged with theft and prohibited acts but later agreed to a plea deal that resulted in a conviction on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, resulting in a sentence of two years’ unsupervised probation. | 3 Pennsylvania Pl, Ottumwa, IA 52501 | Vista Woods | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| A staff member who allegedly stole drugs from eight clients at the Benedictine Living Community of Duluth told an investigator it was easy to do so because “storage and management of medications was poor.” The Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Health Facility Complaints on Tuesday reported a substantiated finding of maltreatment at the complex’s | 935 Kenwood Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 | Benedictine Living Community of Duluth | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| A staff member allegedly stole drugs from eight clients at the Benedictine Living Community of Duluth. They told an investigator it was easy to do so because “storage and management of medications was poor.” The Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Health Facility Complaints on Tuesday reported a substantiated finding of maltreatment at the complex’s | 935 Kenwood Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 | Benedictine Living Community of Duluth | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Charged with taking fentanyl and other prescription painkillers and sedatives from the Duluth hospital on at least six occasions in November. Erik Huberty is no longer employed by Essentia Health. an internal Essentia investigation revealed unauthorized access to the operating room carts containing controlled substances on six dates between Nov. 6-18. Missing were quantities of | 407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805 | Essentia Health St Marys Medical Center (FKA: St Marys Medical Center) | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Local health authority officials in Bavaria on Monday said at least 12 people had been infected with hepatitis C after undergoing surgery in a German clinic, although the figure could rise. | Neudegger Allee 6, 86609 Donauwörth, Germany | Donau-Ries-Klinik Donauwörth Fachklinik für allgemeine Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Indiana prosecutors filed criminal charges against a Mitchell Community Schools nurse for stealing students’ medication and ingesting it herself. Carol Sanders is charged with felony official misconduct, felony neglect of a dependent, and five counts of misdemeanor theft. Police arrested Sanders Thursday and she was booked into the Lawrence County Jail. A staff member at | 1755 W Hancock Ave, Mitchell, IN 47446 | Burris Elementary School | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Mary Panza, a nurse, pleaded guilty to stealing drugs from Ridge View Endoscopy Center in Lone Tree where she had been responsible for tracking the center’s drugs. According to the report, instead of handling the drugs appropriately she emptied wasted medication into vials with other drug labels. Ms. Panza said she diverted drugs from the | 8155 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80230 | Denver Endoscopy Center | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Mary Panza, a nurse, pleaded guilty to stealing drugs from Ridge View Endoscopy Center in Lone Tree where she had been responsible for tracking the center’s drugs. According to the report, instead of handling the drugs appropriately she emptied wasted medication into vials with other drug labels. Ms. Panza said she diverted drugs from the | 10103 Ridgegate Pkwy Suite 312, Lone Tree, CO 80124 | Ridge View Endoscopy Center | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| A hospital nurse tampering with syringes was responsible for an outbreak of Serratia marcescens in five patients in five different hospital wards in Wisconsin. | 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 | UW Health University Hospital | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| a rescue crew had gone to Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop on Sept. 2, 2016, because of a report of a worker with a medical problem and found Landry slow to answer questions. She told them she had been taking Tylenol with codeine that she had obtained in Canada. Once rescuers administered Narcan, | 457 Old Lewiston Rd, Winthrop, ME 04364 | Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| A former North Carolina doctor who admitted giving powerful prescription drugs to female patients in exchange for sex was sentenced on Thursday to three years in federal prison. Dr. Michael Alson Smith traded drugs for sex with at least seven patients at his now-closed Mt. Holly Family Practice in 2017, according to court documents filed | 305 W Catawba Ave, Mt Holly, NC 28120 | Mt. Holly Family Practice | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Rachael Hird was raiding the drug cupboard on two nursing wards. The National Health Service (NHS) trust reported the missing medication to police, who searched Hird’s home and found the UV-marked codeine in her make-up bag. A disciplinary panel ruled that she had repeatedly taken codeine from the hospital between July and September 2017. A | North Rd, Durham DH1 5TW, United Kingdom | University Hospital of North Durham | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Six Michigan doctors have been charged in connection with a scheme to defraud health care providers out of more than $450 million and unlawfully prescribe more than 13 million opioids. Dr. Rajendra Bothra, Dr. Eric Bakos, Dr. Ganiu Edu, Dr. David Lewis, Dr. Christopher Russo and Dr. Ronald Kufner are accused of being part of | 27423 Van Dyke Ave, Warren, MI 48093 | The Pain Center, LLC | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Six Michigan doctors have been charged in connection with a scheme to defraud health care providers out of more than $450 million and unlawfully prescribe more than 13 million opioids. Dr. Rajendra Bothra, Dr. Eric Bakos, Dr. Ganiu Edu, Dr. David Lewis, Dr. Christopher Russo and Dr. Ronald Kufner are accused of being part of | 22480 Kelly Rd # 1, Eastpointe, MI 48021 | The Pain Center, LLC | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| Daryl Gebien, the emergency room doctor in Barrie, Ontario who had been syphoning fentanyl patches by creating fake prescriptions, some of which he used and some of which ended up on the street. For this activity Mr. Gebien ended up with a two year prison term in April of 2017. | 201 Georgian Dr, Barrie, ON L4M 6M2, Canada | Royal Victoria Hospital | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| In 2015, a nurse at Children’s Medical Center Dallas stole 123 syringes of morphine, vials containing more than a half-gallon of fentanyl, and a variety of other drugs. | 1935 Medical District Dr, Dallas, TX 75235 | UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Clements Hospital | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
| In 2017, two nurses at Medical City Plano pocketed more than a quart of fentanyl as well as sedatives and other painkillers. | 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 | UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Clements Hospital | November 19, 2019 | View full detail |
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