A nurse from the Cape has been charged with falsifying medical information at an Eastie well being facility to steal oxycodone capsules, in accordance with officers.
Kaitlin Tipton, 34, of West Yarmouth, was just lately charged with drug larceny and drug obtained by fraud.
In line with the Suffolk DA’s workplace, a Mass State Police trooper assigned to the Division of Public Health’s Drug Management Program found that Tipton diverted greater than 50 oxycodone capsules from Advocate Health Care (AHC).
She allegedly falsified the drug e book and different medical information.
AHC is a long-term care and short-term rehab facility in East Boston, the place Tipton labored as an LPN.
Investigators discovered that Tipton diverted the addictive ache med by not documenting doses, eradicating extra remedy than ordered by medical doctors, and making false entries on dates when she was not working.
Tipton informed police that she had a good friend with again issues who turned to her for assist. She mentioned she diverted remedy from the power for her good friend — and mentioned she was not sure precisely what number of instances she did so.
“We’ll likely never know where these pills ended up, but we do know that substances like oxycodone and oxycontin are huge contributors to dependency issues we see in Boston and every other community,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden mentioned. “So diversions from dispensing facilities must be taken seriously.”
The Eastie decide launched Tipton on private recognizance, and ordered her to steer clear of the situation of the offense.
Tipton is due again in court docket on Sept. 10 for a possible trigger listening to.
