Arkansas nurse charged with using dead patient's name in attempt to purchase hundreds of oxycodone pills
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A nurse in Arkansas is facing felony charges after allegedly using a dead man’s name when attempting to purchase oxycodone pills at pharmacies.

Caitlin Carol Adams was charged with three counts of fraud or deceit to procure a narcotic drug-forged prescription in connection with multiple drug purchases last month, according to KAIT.

Adams is accused of using a fake prescription to purchase 120 oxycodone pills at a pharmacy in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Jan. 2, the outlet reported.

She claimed she worked at a nursing home and that the pills were for a patient.

Prescription painkiller Oxycodone

Bottles of prescription painkiller Oxycodone Hydrochloride, 30mg pills, sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, on April 25, 2017. (REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo)

Adams then went to another pharmacy and purchased 180 oxycodone pills under the dead man’s name.

She was arrested on Jan. 24 and booked into the Craighead County Detention Center. Adams was released on a $25,000 bond awaiting arraignment on March 20.

Adams’ license is under investigation.

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