A Gate City, Virginia pharmacist who tampered with oxycodone and hydromorphone was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. Dillon West Breeding, 34, pled guilty in June 2024 to one count of tampering with consumer products. According to court documents, Breeding swapped oxycodone tablets with prednisone, a steroid used to treat inflammation, and replaced hydromorphone tablets with leflunomide, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Additionally, Breeding would dispense medication to patients and short them pills, keeping the additional pills for himself. Because Breeding tampered with these products, a pharmacist could have filled and dispensed the wrong drug to a customer, placing them in danger of death or bodily injury.
