A nurse from the Cape has been charged with falsifying medical records at an Eastie health facility to steal oxycodone pills, according to officials.

Kaitlin Tipton, 34, of West Yarmouth, was recently charged with drug larceny and drug obtained by fraud.

According to the Suffolk DA’s office, a Mass State Police trooper assigned to the Department of Public Health’s Drug Control Program discovered that Tipton diverted more than 50 oxycodone pills from Advocate Health Care (AHC).

She allegedly falsified the drug book and other medical records.

AHC is a long-term care and short-term rehab facility in East Boston, where Tipton worked as an LPN.

Investigators found that Tipton diverted the addictive pain med by not documenting doses, removing more medication than ordered by doctors, and making false entries on dates when she was not working.

Tipton told police that she had a friend with back problems who turned to her for help. She said she diverted medication from the facility for her friend — and said she was unsure exactly how many times she did so.

“We’ll likely never know where these pills ended up, but we do know that substances like oxycodone and oxycontin are huge contributors to dependency issues we see in Boston and every other community,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said. “So diversions from dispensing facilities must be taken seriously.”

The Eastie judge released Tipton on personal recognizance, and ordered her to stay away from the location of the offense.

Tipton is due back in court on Sept. 10 for a probable cause hearing.