Looking for one source on Drug Diversion in the News? Look no further. HelioMetrics has pulled together this page as a resource for you to see those Drug Diversion stories that made headlines. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of every Drug Diversion, it is only a list of them that actually made the press, which is a fraction of the total Drug Diversions that happen daily around the United States. You can also check out our Prescription Fraud in the News for more stories related to Drug Diversion.
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Savage Family Pharmacy in PA to pay $180K for violations
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday that Savage Family Pharmacy, of Waynesboro, has agreed to pay $180,480 in civil penalties for allegedly failing to comply with record keeping and [...]
Former Long Beach Physician Assistant Gets Prison Time in Drug Diversion Scheme
A former Long Beach physician assistant was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months behind bars and a year of home confinement for diverting dangerous narcotics to the black market. Gabriel Hernandez, 59, was also ordered by [...]
Iowa Nurse Anesthetist Christopher Scott West Sentenced to Nearly Three Years
A Charles City nurse anesthetist who secretly tampered with vials of fentanyl in a hospital’s surgery and birthing centers was sentenced today to nearly three years in federal prison. Christopher Scott West, age 46, from [...]
How Technology Can Help Us Navigate The Opioid Epidemic During The Pandemic
Despite the overwhelming focus by the government, medical professionals and the general public on the current pandemic, the opioid epidemic remains a critical issue. In fact, the shifting emphasis from opioid misuse in America to [...]
Former Louisiana nurse at VA clinic pleads guilty to stealing opioid
An Alexandria woman pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to repeatedly stealing an opioid while working as a registered nurse at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Pineville. Jolie King, 40, pleaded guilty to one [...]
Sarasota registered nurse arrested for stealing Oxycodone from employer
A Sarasota registered nurse has been arrested for stealing oxycodone from her employer, according to a news release. M. Graham, 60, used a coworker's account to removed and allegedly distribute oxycodone three separate times, according [...]
Pittsburgh nurse accused of switching patient’s Oxycodone with sedative
PITTSBURGH — A registered nurse on the UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital has been arrested for stealing a patient’s Oxycodone prescription, in keeping with a press launch issued by the workplace of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh [...]
WI Dentist placed on probation in prescription drug case
A Portage man, who used his dental practice employees to fill oxycodone prescriptions for his own use, was placed on three years’ probation Tuesday in federal court with the first six months in home confinement. [...]
SC correctional nurse arrested for stealing several drugs from prison pharmacy
The S.C. Department of Corrections arrested a woman who reportedly violated state pharmacy laws by hiding several different drugs from the prison's pharmacy that was prescribed to the inmates. S. Turner, a registered nurse at [...]
2 Walker County, AL nurses accused of stealing narcotics, depriving elderly patients of their meds
Two nurses are accused in a months-long scheme to steal medications from their patients – including a 90-year-old – at a Walker County healthcare facility. J. Norris, 34, is charged with eight felony crimes and [...]