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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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| Federal agents raided Miami-area pharmacy after investigators uncovered evidence the establishment might be operating the largest opioid pill mill in Florida. | 8820 Miramar Pkwy, Miramar, FL 33025 | Healthplus Pharmacy | September 12, 2022 | View full detail |
| Georgia MD has agreed to surrender DEA registration for 5 years to resolve allegations that he prescribed controlled substances while his license was suspended. | 3964 Atlanta Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30080, USA | Jeffords Plastic Surgery | September 12, 2022 | View full detail |
| Denver paramedic indicted on charges of tampering with a consumer product and obtaining fentanyl by deceit. | 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204 | Denver Health Medical Center | September 12, 2022 | View full detail |
| An Iowa hospital has been cited by the state for hiring, without a full background check, a nurse later fired for the suspected theft of opioid narcotics. | 500 E Market St, Iowa City, Iowa 52245, USA | Mercy Hospital | September 12, 2022 | View full detail |
| New Hampshire nurse is alleged to have admitted to diverting hydromorphone for personal use repeatedly over the course of a few months. | 10 Alice Peck Day Dr, Lebanon, NH 03766 | Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | September 12, 2022 | View full detail |
| On over 1,000 occasions spanning nearly a decade, patients were unwittingly injected with cheaper, foreign Orthovisc that had not been approved by the FDA. | 2865 James Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 | Dr. Abdul Naushad | August 30, 2022 | View full detail |
| California doctor arrested after prescribing opioids to undercover agents. Pharmacies in Sacramento called in tips about his suspicious prescribing practices. | 1401 Spanos Ct Ste 128 Modesto, CA 95355 | Modesto Pulmonary Medicine | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| North Carolina pharmacists filled prescriptions for opioids while disregarding obvious indications of drug abuse, drug diversion and drug-seeking behavior. | 306 White Oak St, Asheboro, NC 27203 | Asheboro Drug Company | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| Registered nurse obtained fentanyl and hydromorphone by entering fraudulent verbal orders into the EMR on behalf of physicians who didn't issue the orders. | 11611 Robious Rd, Midlothian, VA 23113 | Laurels of Willow Creek | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| Registered nurse obtained fentanyl and hydromorphone by entering fraudulent verbal orders into the EMR on behalf of physicians who didn't issue the orders. | 2220 Edward Holland Dr, Richmond, VA 23230 | Vibra Hospital | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| Registered nurse obtained fentanyl and hydromorphone by entering fraudulent verbal orders into the EMR on behalf of physicians who didn't issue the orders. | 8700 Stony Point Pkwy #100, Richmond, VA 23235 | Stony Point Surgery Center | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| Registered nurse obtained fentanyl and hydromorphone by entering fraudulent verbal orders into the EMR on behalf of physicians who didn't issue the orders. | 500 Martha Jefferson Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911 | Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| A registered nurse in a neural ICU removed injectable fentanyl from syringes and replaced the drug with saline, then glued the plastic tampering caps back on. | 800 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32207 | Baptist Medical Center | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| A Minneapolis woman added water to morphine sulfate and returned the diluted bottle to the Drug Cabinet, where it was held to fill customer prescriptions. | 7900 Sunwood Dr NW, Ramsey, MN 55303 | Coburn’s Pharmacy | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| A medical director, operator and two unlicensed practitioners at a Texas clinic submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid and Medicare for services not provided. | 6400 Hillcroft St Ste 100, Houston, TX 77081 | Hillcroft Physicians | August 22, 2022 | View full detail |
| Complaint alleges that clinic owners ignored signs of abuse, and drug toxicity played a role in the deaths of individuals who received controlled substances. | 6131 US-19, Port Richey, FL 34652 | Paragon Community Healthcare Inc., | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Alabama supervisory paramedic tampered with approximately 129 vials of fentanyl citrate, replacing diverted fentanyl with saline. | 1502 Central Pkwy SW suite a, Decatur, AL 35601 | First Response Ambulance Service | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Doctors obtained oxycodone and other opioids and received kickbacks, defrauding Medicare and Medicaid out of $4,704,568 for prescription drugs and drug tests. | 1856 Craig Park Court, St. Louis, MO, USA | Doctors on the Go | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Clinic owner and CEO sentenced to federal prison after laundering money in connection with a “pill mill” illegally dispensing massive amounts of drugs. | 624 US Highway 80 W, Savannah, GA 31408 | Georgia Laboratory Diagnostics LLC | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Anchorage doctor provided prescriptions for fentanyl and oxycodone in exchange for meperidine, also prescribed by the doctor without legitimate medical need. | 1200 Airport Heights Dr ste 320, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA | Dr. Michael Robertson, DO | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Home caregiver turned herself in to narcotics agents after an investigation showed she switched oxycodone-acetaminophen pills meant for patients with Tylenol. | Altoona, PA, USA | August 16, 2022 | View full detail | |
| A former nurse is facing up to two years in prison after law-enforcement said she used a patient's painkillers. | 240 Gables Pl, Rutland, VT 05701 | Meadows at East Mountain | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Former technicians at a Chicago pharmacy sentenced to federal prison for stealing thousands of pills of hydrocodone and selling them for a profit. | 2750 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 | Allcare Discount Pharmacy | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Pharmacist accused of diverting opioids admitted to unlawfully dispensing an opioid and obtaining personal opioid prescriptions by fraud or forgery. | 800 W Ennis Ave, Ennis, TX 75119, USA | Ennis Pharmacy | August 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Over the course of a two-year period, the doctor prescribed more than 4,200 10mg oxycodone pills to a patient and bought them back. | 7030 Helen Witt Drive Suite B Lincoln, NE 68512 | Nebraska Foot & Ankle, P.C. | August 8, 2022 | View full detail |
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