Over 2,000 doses of opiates were stolen from Vancouver General Hospital by staff last year, according to documents obtained through a freedom of information request. Over 1,600 tabs and 853 millilitres of hydromorphone were reported stolen from the hospital in two unrelated incidents last January. “The diversion or misuse of narcotics is rare,” spokesperson Matt [...]
The U.S. attorney's office has reached a $75,000 civil settlement with Preferred Pharmacy Solutions, a Haverhill long-term pharmacy, in connection with improper dispensing of controlled substances and flawed record keeping. U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling said the settlement was reached Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted an audit of several drugs maintained by Preferred Pharmacy Solutions [...]
A Winter Park firefighter who served the community for 25 years died of an overdose after stealing and using drugs meant to sedate patients in the back of an ambulance, 9 Investigates learned. A.J. Isaacs, 47, was a husband and a father. His colleagues described him as a respected member of the fire community. He was [...]
A 38-year-old woman was arraigned Tuesday from the Payne County Jail on charges of theft of two patients’ pain medication and abuse by caretaker while she was employed by the Brookdale Nursing Home in Stillwater in May. D. Lee of Stillwater, who has also been known by the surname of Cook, was being held in [...]
A former Fairfield police officer arrested for stealing pain medication from a local animal clinic has entered a plea agreement. Ryan Mills, 31, pleaded guilty Friday to Second-Degree Burglary, a Class C Felony. Mills was arrested in January 2019. According to online court records, Mills admitted to stealing prescription painkillers from the Veterinary Clinic on [...]
The California Medical Board is looking into a case where a San Diego doctor is accused of using dirty needles on pediatric patients. Newly released documents by the California Medical board states Dr. B. Gerber used dirty syringes on a 2-year-old and a 10-year-old in July 2016. At the time, Dr. Gerber worked at Scripps [...]
A Benton pharmacist was sentenced in federal court Thursday for multiple crimes, including drug theft and a domestic violence order he is accused of violating in Calloway County. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell sentenced Kyle W. Humphrey to two years imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for stealing pre-retail prescription [...]
A former director of nursing at a St. Petersburg senior living facility admitted that all the drugs he used to satisfy his addiction were stolen from employers. That’s according to the Florida Department of Health’s Emergency Restriction Order (ERO) on 43-year-old Marc Green’s registered nurse license. Four Emergency Suspension Orders (ESO) came down on certified [...]
Investigators say they found video footage of the HIV-positive nurse stealing the drugs. A nurse may have infected patients with the HIV virus by injecting himself with hydromorphone intended for patients, say authorities in the San Antonio area. K. Evans, 29, was arrested last Thursday (June 13) for stealing vials of hydromorphone, an opioid painkiller, [...]
A Yarmouth Port woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Barnstable District Court to charges she stole controlled drugs from a veterinary clinic while employed there as a vet tech. K. Carron, 49, was charged with five counts of larceny of a drug, according to court documents. She was released on her own recognizance and ordered [...]