Prescription drugs, including opioids and narcotics have been lost or stolen from five Florida VA medical centers
From the five VA medical centers with the problem of lost or stolen drugs include Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Many went missing after being sent by mail to vets
VFW Post-10212 Reports: An article within the Tuesday 25th April 2017 edition of the Miami Herald as reported by Daniel Change reports that hundreds of does of fentanyl and other powerful prescription drugs have been lost or stolen from five Florida Veterans Affairs hospitals and other facilities, including the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center in Miami, according to federal officials. Many of the drugs were lost or stolen after being sent by mail to veterans, but at least two employees at Florida VA medical centers were implicated in the missing drugs, including a Miami VA medical center nurse who was allowed to resign instead of being fired.
The revelations were made in an April 13 letter from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, a Republican whose district in Manatee County reported one of the state's highest rates of fentanyl related deaths in 2015. Buchanan has asked the VA to explain the drug thefts in Florida, the types of narcotics that were missing and what the agency was doing to hold employees responsible.
The revelations were made in an April 13 letter from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, a Republican whose district in Manatee County reported one of the state's highest rates of fentanyl related deaths in 2015. Buchanan has asked the VA to explain the drug thefts in Florida, the types of narcotics that were missing and what the agency was doing to hold employees responsible.
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