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Newmarket Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Causing Death

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … and drug paraphernalia near her body. The New Hampshire Medical Examiner later found that Ms. Clermont died of acute …
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Bethel Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Cocaine That Contributed To Two Overdose Deaths

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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New York Man Charged After Greenwich Overdose Sentenced To 16 Months In Federal Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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DEA’s Third Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

… in approximately 3,794.35 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at numerous … enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for one … America’s home medicine cabinets of unwanted or expired medications is one of four action items outlined in the …
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DEA’s Third Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

… in approximately 6,329.4 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at numerous … enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for one … America’s home medicine cabinets of unwanted or expired medications is one of four action items outlined in the …
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DEA’S Third Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina

… in approximately 3,302.05 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at numerous … enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for one … America’s home medicine cabinets of unwanted or expired medications is one of four action items outlined in the …
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SoCal Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkiller And Laundering His Drug Trafficking Proceeds

… Cham wrote at various locations, including his medical offices in La Puente and Artesia. As part of the … warrants at 13 locations, including Cham’s residence and medical offices.  According to the affidavit in support of …
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

… area residents with a safe way to dispose of their unwanted medication,” said Timothy J. Landrum, DEA Special Agent in Charge. “Unused or expired medications are a public safety issue, and can lead to …
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

… area residents with a safe way to dispose of their unwanted medication,” said Timothy J. Landrum, DEA Special Agent in Charge. “Unused or expired medications are a public safety issue, and can lead to …
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DEA To Hold Drug Take-Back Event At Locations Throughout Los Angeles Saturday, October 29th

… area residents with a safe way to dispose of their unwanted medication,” said Timothy J. Landrum, DEA Special Agent in Charge. “Medications that languish in the home medicine cabinet are a …
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Floridians Dispose Of Nearly 15 Tons Of Prescription Drugs In 12 Hours

… in more than 377,086 (188.5 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,327 … enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for one … America’s home medicine cabinets of unwanted or expired medications is one of four action items outlined in the …
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DEA Serves Order To Show Cause To Three Walgreens Pharmacies

… into the hands of legitimate patients for legitimate medical needs.” On April 4, 2012, the DEA Miami Diversion … were dispensing prescriptions issued for legitimate medical purposes and in the course of professional … pharmacies that operated outside the scope of legitimate medical purposes.  The DEA has utilized numerous resources …
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DEA Hopes To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On Its Sixth Take-Back Day April 27

… average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past … drugs and even prevent overdose deaths.” 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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Las Vegas Physician Charged With Unlawfully Prescribing Large Quantities Of Oxycodone

… licensed to practice medicine in Nevada.  Bruce maintains a medical practice known as Swan Lake Medical Center at 3330 South Hualapai Way on the west side …
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Doctor Found Guilty Of Illegal Distribution Of Drugs

… course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, including distribution of (Vicodin), … Sun also falsified records he submitted to the California Medical Board by reporting diagnoses never mentioned during …
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CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

… and abuse of controlled substances, including prescription medications.  The CSA is enforced by the DEA’s Office of … an adequate and uninterrupted supply for legitimate medical, commercial, and scientific needs. Under the CSA, … generic prescription drugs, including controlled substance medications, to retail consumers.  CVS operates 46 pharmacy …
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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia & Nationwide

… 30, 2016, turned in 8,853 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Georgians turned in 8,853 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, 893,498 (447 Tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,359 sites that …
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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina & Nationwide

… 30, 2016, turned in 15,449 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Carolinians turned in 15,449 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, 893,498 (447 Tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,359 sites that …
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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina & Nationwide

… 30, 2016, turned in 6,688 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Carolinians turned in 6,688 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, 893,498 (447 Tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,359 sites that …
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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee & Nationwide

… 30, 2016, turned in 21,229 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Tennesseans turned in 21,229 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, nationally, 893,498 (447 Tons) of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected in more than 5,359 sites that …
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Walgreens To Pay Federal Government $500,000 To Resolve Allegations Of Improperly Filling Prescriptions

… ensure that the prescriptions they fill are for legitimate medical purposes. “When abused, prescription drugs can be … of prescription drug abuse.” “Abuse of prescribed pain medications is a serious problem in Arizona and across the … to ensure that the prescription is needed for a legitimate medical purpose.” The settlement agreement resolves …
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Doctor Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To Over 3 Years In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… Rodriguez, who was a licensed physician, working out of a medical office in Manhattan, provided Oxycodone … knew that by doing so he was violating generally accepted medical practice. Oxycodone is a powerful painkiller with a … Bharara stated: “The abuse of diverted prescription pain medication is the fastest growing drug problem in our …
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Boise Doctor Convicted Of Controlled Substance Delivery Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison

… course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.   Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. … course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. The controlled substance Minas illegally …
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Idaho Dentist Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Fraud

… prescriptions to other people. The prescriptions were for medications containing hydrocodone, a Schedule III … the prescriptions were written without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of a … at the time; Akhtar provided no treatment and created no medical records related to the prescriptions; and although …
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Eagle Dentist Sentenced For Prescription Drug Fraud

… prescriptions to other people. The prescriptions were for medications containing hydrocodone, a Schedule III … the prescriptions were written without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of a … at the time; Akhtar provided no treatment and created no medical records related to the prescriptions; and although …
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Williamsville Doctor Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Charge

… years, DEA has arrested rogue doctors who sell prescription medication in exchange for money.  This case revealed the … that he would receive a portion of the prescribed medication for his personal use. The defendant wrote the … patient’s daughter whom Siddiqui knew was addicted to pain medication. The patient’s daughter was also a former …
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Federal Jury Convicts Three Individuals Of Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over Internet

… prescriptions issued by a physician acting for a legitimate medical purpose and in the usual course of professional … who were not acting in the usual course of professional medical practice and for a legitimate medical purpose.  The evidence at trial showed that Joseph …
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Armed Drug Dealers Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

… opened vacuum-sealed bags containing small amounts of marijuana, digital scales, drug packaging materials, and …
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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Charges

… 285 grams of fentanyl as well as methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, six firearms, ammunition, and other items …
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Federal Charges Filed Against Williston Man for Armed Drug Trafficking

… for one count of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, and one count of carrying a firearm during a …