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Nurse Swapped Opioids for Allergy Pills
25 Sep
Summary
- A nurse pleaded guilty to replacing patient opioids with allergy pills.
- The incidents occurred at a Fitchburg healthcare facility.
- The nurse faces up to 10 years in prison for his actions.
A nurse, Andrew Milgrim, 41, has pleaded guilty to replacing opioids intended for hospice and memory care patients with allergy pills. The federal court in Worcester heard that Milgrim worked at a healthcare facility in Fitchburg.
Beginning around September 2024, Milgrim took 5mg oxycodone pills from patients in the skilled nursing and dementia care unit. He replaced these with Loratadine, an allergy drug that closely resembles oxycodone. He continued this practice until around February 2025.
Furthermore, around January 2025, Milgrim also diverted 10mg oxycodone pills from an elderly patient in the memory care unit. These were swapped with Levothyroxine, a thyroid medication. Milgrim has prior employment history in California, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Virginia, with dismissals linked to similar allegations.
Tampering with a consumer product carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison, supervised release, and significant fines. Milgrim is scheduled for sentencing on January 7, 2027.
