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Long Island Nurse Practitioner And Brooklyn Podiatrist Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… drug dealers and addicts, without performing any meaningful medical examination. When sentenced, Deslouches faces up to … to focus our resources on those who divert prescription medication for abuse and profit.” SAC Crowell commends the …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

… particular, as the first line of defense against dishonest medical professionals who fuel the illegal market for … have a particular obligation not to fulfill shipments to medical professionals, pharmacies, or other entities that … responsibilities in a timely matter to deter prescription medication from being illegally distributed.  This …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United … to dispose of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medications.” “I can’t stress enough how important it is for everyone to secure their medications, and if they are no longer needed to properly …
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Former Bordentown physician charged with narcotics distribution and fraud

… practice while simultaneously engaging in an unlawful medical billing scheme. Morris “Moishe” Starkman, 60, of … devices were seized, along with business, financial and medical records. Starkman was released following a first …
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Cocaine laced with fentanyl leads to multiple deaths, overdoses

… County Health and Human Services and the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office today to warn the public about a … may require additional Naloxone to reverse. Naloxone is a medication that reverses overdose from opioids. Additional … fentanyl overdoses due to the potency of fentanyl. “The Medical Examiner has seen a steady increase in fatal …
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DEA Announces Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country.  The St. Louis Division … and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications that sit idle in the home,” said DEA Acting …
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DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … everyone across the country to dispose of unneeded medications to help keep our communities safe and healthy,” …
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Florence Doctor Sentenced for Distributing Oxycodone in “Sex for Scripts” Scheme

… guilty to distributing Oxycodone outside the scope of medical practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. Evidence presented to the court showed …
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Justice Department Sues Stockton-based Nurse Practitioner to Stop Her Sale of Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

… employed by, her practice. She usually met customers in non-medical environments, such as hotel rooms, without access to necessary diagnostic tools, proper medical records, or any other infrastructure required to … highly addictive drugs intended to treat a wide variety of medical conditions, including Oxycodone, Percocet, Xanax, …
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection with Diverting Fentanyl from ICU Patient

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns on Saturday

… will be accepting unwanted and expired prescription medications October 28. OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Drug … sites for people to safely dispose of unneeded prescription medications. A complete list of Take Back sites can be found …
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New Hampshire Doctor Indicted for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Benzodiazepines

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … as relevant based upon the facts of the particular case. Medications obtained illicitly are very dangerous as they …
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Toms River Woman Charged with Unauthorized Practice of Medicine, Forgery, Health Care Claims Fraud, and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance

… was seeing and treating patients while posing as a licensed medical practitioner, working out of Shore Medical … During this time frame, Macburnie was prescribing medications, including controlled dangerous substances, to …
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More than 700,000 Pounds Collected at DEA Drug Take Back Day

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 DEA and Partners Collected Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce … Day by dropping off more than 720,000 pounds of unneeded medications at 5,144 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… in a record-high amount of expired and unused prescription medications, close to 500 tons of unwanted drugs across the … do your part in helping law enforcement and our outstanding medical professionals stem the outrageous amount of overdose … D. Christopher Evans. “Bringing unused or expired medications to a local collection site for safe disposal …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for October 26

… DEA and partners host bi-annual event to dispose of medications and vaping devices OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug … can dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications. This service is free and anonymous, however, …
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Post Falls Doctor Pays $110,000 for Overprescribing Opioids

… Dr. Benson wrote prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose and were issued outside the usual course of … Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr., who announced the settlement. “Medical professionals must know that they are civilly …
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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 …
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Federal charges filed in burglary at hospital

… Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Morphine, PPE, and other medical supplies taken INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – DEA Assistant … COVID19 pandemic, it is vitally important to protect our medical system and the supplies that are needed to treat … On April 14, 2020, two females broke into a restricted medication storage area at the Central Indiana Cancer Center …
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. Americans once again showed … and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications that sit idle in the home,” said DEA Acting …
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country.  The El Paso Field Division … and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications that sit idle in the home,” said DEA Acting …
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DEA and partners hold 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… will collect expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications at one of 230 collection sites. There are 19 … to take this opportunity of disposing unused prescription medications in a safe and simple process. This consciousness … Alaska turned in 35,017 pounds (17 tons) of prescription medications. The following are the results broken down by …
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South Bay doctor pleads guilty to unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and health care fraud

… scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, and to health care fraud, announced United … J. Ryan, and the California Department of Justice Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse. The guilty plea was accepted … patient nor discuss the patient’s pain or response to prior medication. Aachi acknowledged that he knew the …
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Minneapolis Tactical Diversion Squad talks opioids to Special Investigative Units

… a legally controlled substances, such as a prescription medications, are diverted from their legal use. Examples of … times when individuals sell or give their prescription medication to another person.   As opioid-involved deaths …
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Over 17 tons of prescription drugs collected in the Pacific Northwest during the 16th National 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 …
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DEA Collects Eight Tons Of Medicine In Los Angeles Area During Third Drug Take-Back Event

… and community partners have removed 40,971 (20.5 tons) of medication from circulation in the Los Angeles area in the … Timothy J. Landrum, DEA Special Agent in Charge. “These medications represent a public safety issue, and can lead to … enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for one …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th annual National … collections sites where 30,809 lbs., nearly 15 ½ tons, of medications were discarded. Since 2010, Florida has collected 305,891 lbs., almost 153 tons, of discarded medications in total. “National Prescription Drug Take Back …
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Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Doctors And Owner Of Pain Management Clinic Charged With Illegally Distributing Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

… Meghnot Comprehensive Center for Hope refused to accept medical insurance from patients and demanded $250 in cash … prescribe controlled substances outside the scope of normal medical practice and for no legitimate medical purpose to patients who had no medical necessity for …
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Michigan Doctor Receives Nearly 5 Year Federal Prison Sentence For Drug Distribution And Health Care Fraud

… million dosage units of controlled substances DETROIT - A medical doctor has been sentenced on charges of unlawfully … to do no harm.” Referencing the significant number of medical professionals convicted in similar cases, she stated … tolerate the level of abuse that has been going on by medical professionals.” Following his release from federal …
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Two Michigan Physicians Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Powerful Painkillers At Ann Arbor Area Pill Mill

… of the Meghnot Comprehensive Center for Hope, a purported medical clinic formerly located on the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti … the Meghnot Clinic the false appearance of a legitimate medical center, when in reality the Meghnot Clinic was a … as a pain management center that, in reality, wrote medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone, Dilaudid, …