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Multiple Fatalities Alleged as Nurse Swapped Fentanyl with Tap Water

Police are conducting a criminal investigation, in which painkillers were allegedly removed and replaced with tap water, which is not sterile.

An Oregon Public Broadcasting article highlighted a disturbing set of incidents at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC) in which a nurse is suspected of removing the painkiller fentanyl from patients’ IV bags, replacing it with tap water.