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Jury convicts Orlando man for distributing fentanyl resulting in overdose death

… dead in their residence the next day. The Orange County Medical Examiner’s office subsequently determined that the … death was fentanyl and cocaine intoxication. At trial, the medical examiner testified that the amount of fentanyl found …
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District of Idaho Participated in National Health Care Fraud takedown

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Three Idaho medical professionals indicted for fraud involving … districts, including 165 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in … In the District of Idaho, three defendants, all of whom are medical professionals, were charged for their roles in three …
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Former North Carolina physician pleads guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges

… - (910) 815-4513 Defendant admitted to prescribing pain medication to female patients in exchange for sex acts … including threatening to stop treatment and prescribing medication.  During the same time period, Dr. Smith … North Carolina Medicaid and Medicare, for non-existent medical services for the office visits in which he performed …
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Dentist Pleads Guilty to Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex

… Vicodin, Hydrocodone, and Alprazolam without a legitimate medical purpose. He further admitted that he conducted no … Special Agent in Charge Laura M. Nagel stated that "any medical practitioner who violates their medical oath in such a manner is a criminal and should be …
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Peoria woman sentenced to 12 years for distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of a man

… received information from the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner regarding the overdose death of a 38 year old man.  The Medical Examiner attributed the death of the male to the … was conducted by the DEA, Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner, and Peoria Police Department, with …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight … “If we reduce the availability of those unused or expired medications through proper disposal, the fewer drugs there … drug take back program to encourage the safe disposal of medications. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has …
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Michigan practitioner diversion awareness training

… Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federation of State Medical Boards hosted the Michigan Practitioner Diversion … and diversion, electronic prescribing and addiction and medication-assisted treatment.     A positive response was …
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Detroit Field Division will host National Prescription Pill Take Back

… 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight … "If we reduce the availability of those unused or expired medications through proper disposal, the fewer drugs there … drug take back program to encourage the safe disposal of medications. National Take Back Day has received robust …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight … “If we reduce the availability of those unused or expired medications through proper disposal, the fewer drugs there … drug take back program to encourage the safe disposal of medications. National Take Back Day has received robust …
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Bartell Drug chain settles allegations it filled invalid prescriptions

… agreement, some 400 prescriptions were written by four medical professionals whose licenses to practice had been suspended or otherwise restricted by the Washington Medical Commission.  Bartell Drug Inc., allegedly failed to …
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DEA’S 15h Rx Drug Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In The Atlanta Field Division & State Of Tennessee

… Tennesseans turned in 20,590 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, a record setting amount of nearly … to one million pounds) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 6,000 sites made … and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to opioid medications. Complete results for DEA’s spring Take Back Day …
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DEA Aims For Record Removal Of Unused Pills Through Its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative

… (4,500 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications at 14 previous events over the past eight years, … homes from drug addiction by removing unused prescription medications from their homes.”  This initiative addresses a …
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Doctor Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Fentanyl And Hydrocodone Based Drugs To Patients

… and other controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, as well as making false statements … these powerful opioid based drugs without a legitimate medical purpose only compound the Opioid Epidemic in this … them opioid based pain relief drugs without a legitimate medical reason. Investigators discovered that Dr. Dean wrote …
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Two Kentucky Pharmacies And Three Narcotic Treatment Programs Settle With U.S. Government -Agree To Pay $1 Million To Settle Allegations Of Improper Record Keeping Of Controlled Substances

… that these powerful drugs are used only for appropriate medical purposes,” said U.S. Attorney Harvey. “These vital … and our communities are put at greater risk when medical professionals entrusted to prescribe or dispense … in London, Kentucky. Under federal law, the DEA supplies medical professionals with a registration number that …
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Former Georgia Physician Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Controlled-Substances To Kentucky Residents

… no formal training or experience in prescribing adult pain medication, prior to being hired by Shumrak. According to … prescriptions; he made no referrals for surgery or other medical exams; and he was encouraged to see as many … records also show that Shumrak’s clinic did not accept medical insurance, operating on a cash-only basis. Shumrak …
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Two Sentenced In Pill Mill Case

… 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 in …
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Two Dallas Women Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 in …
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Attorney General Hunter Charges Doctor With Five Counts Of Second Degree Murder

… dangerous substances to patients without a legitimate medical need, in quantities and circumstances that are … her, a horrifyingly excessive amount of opioid medications. Nichols' blatant disregard for the lives of her …
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78 Months In Prison For Participation In Pill Mill Ring

… 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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Drug Enforcement Administration To Conduct Sixth Prescription Pill Take-Back Day On Saturday, April 27

… average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past … 23,429 pounds in Utah, and 5,153 pounds in Wyoming. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety … Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to …
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South Florida Pill Mill Doctor Sentence To 220 Months In Prison

… pharmaceutical medicines are being used for legitimate medical needs." “I thank the Drug Enforcement Administration … August of 2012, after an investigation in to Pompano Beach Medical.  During the investigation, undercover agents …
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Orlando Doctor Arrested For Manslaughter

… began investigating Dr. Borges after allegations that the medical practices he owned, in Orange and Osceola counties, … controlled substances, regardless of patient needs.  Medical expert review revealed that prescribing practices …
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New Jersey Leaders Encourage Residents To Spring Clean Their Medicine Cabinet In The First New Jersey Prescription Drug Spring Cleaning Initiative

… One of the main causes has been ease of access to these medications from the medicine cabinet at home.  We can all … Drop initiative, New Jerseyans can disposed of unused medications any day of the year at 126 law enforcement … advantage of this opportunity to get rid of the unwanted medications in your home, and to talk with your loved ones …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… properly disposing of their unused or unwanted prescribed medications.  Every day approximately 120 people die from a … resulted in 4.8 million pounds or 2,400 tons of unwanted medication collected.  New Jersey residents surrendered more …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

… 28, 2017, turned in 68,053 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Tennesseans turned in 68,053 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, a record-setting 912,305 (456 tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,300 sites made …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

… 28, 2017, turned in 9,032 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Carolinians turned in 9,032 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, a record-setting 912,305 (456 tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,300 sites made …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

… 28, 2017, turned in 22,697 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Carolinians turned in 22,697 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, a record-setting 912,305 (456 tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,300 sites made …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

… 28, 2017, turned in 7,687 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Georgians turned in 7,687 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, a record-setting 912,305 (456 tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,300 sites made …
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Greenwich

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Milford Psychiatrist And Office Employee Charged With Illegally Distributing Narcotics

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … prescriptions without confirming conditions that would medically require treatment using these drugs and dispensed …