Medical Errors

Iowa police investigate the reuse of drugs at University Hospitals

Published in Drug Law Weekly, March 16th, 2004

Police are investigating reports that nurses at the University Hospitals in Iowa illegally reused prescription drugs to patients in the transplant unit.

"It's a preliminary investigation right now," said Chuck Green, director of University of Iowa Public Safety.

"We'll have to see what we have. Our investigator contacted the hospital today, and I'm not sure what all he has found, but we're definitely conducting an investigation," Green said February 23, 2004.

An internal investigation was done about two weeks ago and appropriate actions were taken, according to hospital officials.

The nurses in the hospital's...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2004-03-16)

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