Objectives Drug theft by healthcare workers is a recognized problem in emergency
departments (EDs) that can lead to patient, healthcare worker, and organization harm …

Purpose Diversion of controlled substances in the perioperative setting is an ongoing
challenge, with consequences for patients, anesthesiologists, perioperative staff, and health …

On a Friday evening in October 2018, I checked my work emails one last time before starting
my weekend. I found a department-wide request, written by my Chair, to be more careful …

Rationale Prescribed opioids are major contributors to the international public health opioid
crisis. Such widespread iatrogenic harms usually result from collective decision failures of …

Theft of prescription drugs is nothing new for Canadian pharmacists. Recently, an increasing
body of literature has covered the diversion of controlled substances from Canadian …

The first paragraph of the article included the sentence “Since 2006, any individuals or
organizations in Canada licensed to produce, package, assemble, sell or transport opioids …

Les données canadiennes tendent à démontrer que le détournement de médicaments
contrôlés des hôpitaux est en augmentation1-3. Les conséquences de la perte de …