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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… million pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National … disposed of more than 900,000 pounds of prescription medications collected at nearly 6,000 sites across the … or 5,439.5 tons. In Florida, 27,121 pounds of prescription medications were discarded at 185 collection sites across …
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Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

… was arrested on May 7, 2019, at her clinic, the Pinecrest Medical Group, located at 15715 S. Dixie Highway, #219, … controlled substances in bad faith, for no legitimate medical purposes and outside the usual course of …
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Indiana Doctor and Two Nurse Practitioners Arrested

… General (HHS-OIG) initiated an investigation into the medical practices of Dr. Onyeukwu, located in Gary and East … the course of professional practice and without legitimate medical purpose. Dr. Onyeukwu is charged with the following … practitioners who illegally prescribe controlled substance medications be brought to justice,” said DEA Assistant …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… in a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of … and New Mexico. When the public brings us their unwanted medications for proper disposal, they are helping us make … D. Christopher Evans. “Bringing unused or expired medications to a local collection site for safe disposal …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Set for April 24

… drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications, free of charge. DEA collected a record-high 493 tons of prescription medications during the last Take Back Day in October, with … Back Day, people in Iowa have discarded nearly 78 tons of medications, while nationally, Americans have contributed …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Set for April 24

… drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications, free of charge. DEA collected a record-high 493 tons of prescription medications during the last Take Back Day in October, with … Back Day, Minnesotans have discarded nearly 104 tons of medications, while nationally, Americans have contributed …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Set for April 24

… drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications, free of charge. DEA collected a record-high 493 tons of prescription medications during the last Take Back Day in October, with … Take Back Day, Nebraskans have discarded nearly 51 tons of medications, while nationally, Americans have contributed …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Set for April 24

… drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications, free of charge. DEA collected a record-high 493 tons of prescription medications during the last Take Back Day in October, with … Back Day, South Dakotans have discarded nearly 14 tons of medications, while nationally, Americans have contributed …
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DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results in Another Big Haul

… collected 488,395 pounds (244 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the … more than 2 million pounds (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were removed from circulation. According to the … the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications. The DEA’s Take-Back events are a significant …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug … crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting …
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Detroit Area Pharmacist/Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To 17 Years For Drug Conspiracy And Health Care Fraud

… least 25% of those billings were for drugs that were either medically unnecessary, or never dispensed.  Additional … in exchange for writing prescriptions for expensive medications.  The affiliated doctors would also write …
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Owner Of Pain Clinics In Kentucky Receives 20 Year Federal Prison Sentence For Multiple Convictions Related To Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

… and his corporations, Double D Holdings LLC, and S and R Medical Enterprises LLC, which owned Central Kentucky … patients for as little as three minutes before prescribing medication. Witnesses also testified that when some doctors …
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Former Kentucky Physician Charged With Conspiracy To Dispense Controlled Substances

… of his professional practice that were not for a legitimate medical purpose, health care fraud, and money laundering. … intentionally distribute and dispense, not for a legitimate medical purpose, Schedule II, Schedule III and Schedule IV … Gott is charged with directing staff members to provide medically unnecessary spirometry tests to patients, and to …
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Pharmacist Charged In Pill Mill Case Sentenced To 24 Months In Federal Prison

… number of co-conspirator, Dr. Richard Andrews of McAllen Medical Clinic.  After their arrests in January 2016, Dr. … in a scheme to illicitly obtain prescriptions for pain medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and then …
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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Convictions For 2 In “Pill Mill”

… in a scheme to illicitly obtain prescriptions for pain medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and then … means, were recruited and paid to pose as patients at medical clinics, including the McAllen Medical Clinic, to …
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New Jersey And New York Doctors, 20 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… participated in a conspiracy to illegally distribute the medication. Dr. Jacqueline Lopresti, 50, of Fair Haven, … it has a high potential for abuse, a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and abuse of the drug … for drugs containing oxycodone outside the usual course of medical practice and not for any legitimate medical purpose. …
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DEA Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 34 Individuals Including Physicians And Pharmacists For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Controlled Substances

… in a scheme to dispense, obtain and distribute prescription medications for financial gain, announced Rosa Emilia … Hector J. Aguilar-Amieva, Luis F. Betancourt-Medina, and medical school graduate Jaime M. Perez-Fernandez, would …
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Successful 2013 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands

… turned over 810.95 pounds of expired and unwanted medications for safe and proper disposal at 20 take-back … and pet owners to dispose of such controlled (CS) medications such as painkillers, sedatives, tranquilizers, … have been found in the nation’s water supplies, and medications were being retrieved from the trash by those who …
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Johnson City Doctor Pleads Guilty: Failure To Keep Drug Records/ Making False Statements To Drug Enforcement Administration

… up to $500,000. As set forth in his plea agreement, Dube, a medical doctor, used his DEA registration to obtain … agreed order entered May 17, 2007, the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners placed Dube’s Tennessee medical license on …
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Six Defendants Charged In Controlled Substance Dispensation Conspiracy

… 4 million milligrams of oxycodone without any legitimate medical purpose. During this same period, prescriptions were … aggressively investigate those who dispense addictive pain medication under the pretext of a Doctor’s care as those … substances, including oxycodone, without a legitimate medical purpose.   Konstantinos Afthinos, 32, of Florida …
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Newnan Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

… providers break the law by unlawfully distributing pain medications. This individual distributed highly addicting … substances to his patients without any regard for medical necessity." According to United States Attorney … that many of the narcotic prescriptions he wrote were not medically necessary or supported by sound medical judgment. …
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SoCal Doctor Charged With Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Laundering Proceeds Of His Drug Dealing

… expected to be arraigned this afternoon. Sun, who operated medical clinics in San Gabriel and East Los Angeles, is … evidence for inappropriate prescribing of controlled medications” by Sun. An investigation by IRS - Criminal …
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Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Indicted In Connection With Hepatitis C Outbreak

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … substance fentanyl, a powerful anesthetic used in various medical procedures.  In addition to stealing fentanyl and …
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Gramercy Physician Convicted In 39 Illegal Prescription Sales

… presented at trial demonstrated that Castro, founder and medical director of Itzamna Medical Center, located at 205 … prosecution and described developing an addiction to pain medication. Two recounted how they subsequently transitioned …
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Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Larchmont Psychiatrist

… fell significantly below acceptable community standards of medical/psychiatric practice as the history obtained was … Crowell stated, “The accessibility of diverted prescription medication is the number one threat facing our teens. Seven … increase in the abuse of prescription drugs. To have a medical professional, who is bound by an oath to adhere to …
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The Pacific Northwest Responds To Prescription Drug “Take-Back” With Record Collection

… a record breaking 33,919 (17 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 171 … partners have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation.  The following are the results …
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Federal Jury Convicts Boise Doctor Charged With Controlled Substance Delivery

… course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge … to rise in our communities, irresponsible prescribing by medical professionals is simply unacceptable and will have …
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Philadelphia Doctor Charged With Running Pill Mill

… course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, along with related charges. The charges … of several of his former office staff at Family and Women’s Medical (WMS), ran a prescription “pill mill” out of his …
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Doctor Convicted Of Manslaughter And Reckless Endangerment: Illegally Sold Prescriptions To 20 Patients

… records to the New York State Department of Health’s medical oversight agency, the Office of Professional Medical (OPMC). Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… dispose of unnecessary, expired, and unused prescription medications to help prevent prescription drug misuse and … with an easy, accessible way to rid their homes of medications that could pose a threat if misused – resulting …