During her first shift at a Westfield nursing home in 2018, Danielle Works skimmed morphine from a dying patient to feed...
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UT: Justice Department Files Suit to Stop Utah Physician from Issuing Opioid and Other Prescriptions in Violation of the Controlled Substances Act
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesA federal judge entered a preliminary injunction today barring a Utah physician from issuing prescriptions for controlled substances during...
She is accused of withdrawing narcotics from vials with a needle and then refilling with saline solution A former...
WI: Clinic owners convicted of running Wauwatosa pill mill; prosecutors say more than 2 million painkillers were prescribed
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe owners of a high-volume Wauwatosa pain clinic were found guilty Friday of prescribing millions of opioids to patients,...
PA: Nurse accused of stealing medications meant for patients at Winfield nursing home
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA nurse told police she stole medications intended for patients at a Butler County nursing home to deal with...
Mayo Clinic Hospitalist added to Board of Advisors for Drug Diversion Prevention Company
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertDrug diversion prevention company ANiGENT has added a hospital leader to serve on its Board of Advisors (BOA). Kenneth J....
CA: Kaweah Health under regulators’ microscope after drug control negligence, deaths
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertFailure to monitor and prevent theft and abuse of federally-controlled drugs by emergency department staff at Kaweah Health Medical...
Gilead Sciences has said that “tampered and counterfeit” versions of its big-selling HIV drugs Biktarvy and Descovy have been discovered...
NC: NC man pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute Suboxone, Oxycodone, other pain medications
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA North Carolina man pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to distribute medically illegitimate prescriptions for Schedule II opioids...
VA: North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Suboxone, Oxycodone, other Pain Medications
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesDefendant admitted that he and other non-medical professionals exerted influence or control over medical decisions and treatment of patients,...