Harold Roque, 51, was charged with the theft of clonazepam, diazepam, clobazam and temazepam from the Waikato Hospital supply. A nurse at Waikato Hospital who was working night shifts helped himself to drugs from the hospital's supply in a bid to get some sleep. Harold Roque, 51, appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday for [...]
Secretary of State Announces Nursing License Suspension Date Posted: Monday, December 4th, 2017 Categories: Department of State DOVER – Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock and the state Board of Nursing have suspended the Delaware nursing license of Angela M. Gonzalez-Andino, in light of allegations of unprofessional conduct related to the diversion of prescription medications. In making [...]
A pharmacist in Ottawa who staged a fake robbery at his shop to cover up the diversion of thousands of fentanyl patches he was trafficking on the street has been found guilty of drug-related offences. It’s the latest instance of a healthcare professional in Canada being implicated in the opioid crisis that has seen skyrocketing [...]
Geneva Liveley(Photo: Geneva Lively) A Dora, Mo., woman got four years of probation and surrendered her nursing license as part of a plea agreement announced Thursday in Baxter County Circuit Court. Geneva Liveley was found guilty of possession of hydrocodone, possession of drug paraphernalia and DWI. The 33-year-old Lively will be able to petition the [...]
There is no bail for the advanced registered nurse practitioner, who was arrested for writing fraudulent prescriptions on Friday. Jodi Levins, 52, of Winter Haven was charged with 32 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, six counts of criminal use of personal identification and seven counts of trafficking oxycodone, according to the Polk [...]
CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho nurse who was accused of stealing prescription drugs from residents of the retirement and assisted living home where she worked has been sentenced to more than two years of probation. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports 32-year-old Jennifer Talich has pleaded guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance. She was [...]