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Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

January 30, 2013
… prescription drugs - primarily, the controlled diet drug phentermine - for numerous individuals and entities who … was sued by the family of a customer who had an online phentermine order filled by Superior Drugs.  The customer died of a phentermine overdose; a bottle of phentermine tablets from …
January 30, 2013
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Illinois Man To Plead Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Drugs

April 01, 2011
… Tartrate, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Lorazepam, Phentermine, Phentermine Blue and Phentermine Yellow. The information …
April 01, 2011
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Former Physician Indicted For Selling Amphetamine Diet Pills To Patients After Losing Medical License

August 17, 2016
… from a wholesale pharmaceutical distributor, including phentermine and phendimetrazine, two types of amphetamine … Substance in the Fifth Degree is charged in connection with phentermine pills provided to another patient. The …
August 17, 2016
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DEA and Texas DPS conduct joint operation

September 25, 2019
… tramadol, alprazolam, Tylenol with codeine, Lyrica, phentermine and Promethazine with codeine. Additionally, in … of a controlled substance for trafficking hydrocodone, phentermine and Xanax.    “The diversion and abuse of …
September 25, 2019
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Delaware County Physician To Pay $100,000 To Resolve Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention Act Allegations Related To Prescribing Controlled Substances

September 06, 2016
… pads and allowed his employees and his wife to prescribe phentermine and other controlled substances for patients …
September 06, 2016
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Former medical practice office manager charged with stealing controlled substances

April 18, 2019
… included alprazolam, hydrocodone, oxycodone and phentermine.   The defendant’s scheme was discovered in …
April 18, 2019
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Former pharmacist sentenced for prescription fraud

April 17, 2019
… to dispense a total of 1,874 dosage units of Alprazolam, phentermine, Cialis and Synjardy of varying strengths. …
April 17, 2019
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North Tonawanda pharmacist arrested, charged with prescription fraud

June 03, 2018
… to dispense a total of 1,874 dosage units of Alprazolam, Phentermine, Cialis, and Synjardy of varying strengths. …
June 03, 2018
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Louisville Physician Charged With Multiple Counts Of Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

December 04, 2013
… include, Oxycodone, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Hydrocodone, Phentermine and Carisoprodol. Kudmani is further charged …
December 04, 2013
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DOJ and Lincoln Pharmacy in Tacoma Settle Allegations the Pharmacy Failed to Follow the Controlled Substances Act

February 28, 2023
… as Dextroamphetamine, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Ketamine, and Phentermine. Dr. Kato was not authorized to prescribe such …
February 28, 2023
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Arlington Doctor and Nurse Practitioner Found Guilty of Operating a Pill Mill

July 07, 2021
… alprazolam, acetaminophen with codeine, tramadol, and phentermine – outside the usual course of professional …
July 07, 2021
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Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case

March 25, 2022
… alprazolam, acetaminophen with codeine, tramadol, and phentermine – outside the usual course of professional …
March 25, 2022
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Tinley Park Couple Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances And $750,000 In Tax Fraud

August 04, 2011
… illegally dispensed amphetamine-based Phendimetrazine and Phentermine to patients without a physician performing a …
August 04, 2011
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Civil Settlement Resolves Allegations of Record-keeping Violations Against Savannah-area Weight Loss Physician

September 11, 2024
… and maintain records for the prescription weight-loss drugs phentermine and phendimetrazine, and dispensed those drugs …
September 11, 2024
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Spokane Naturopath Agrees To Pay $47,700 Civil Penalty

November 10, 2021
… (sold by Pfizer under the brand name Lyrica); the diet drug phentermine; the sleep aid zopidem (often sold under the …
November 10, 2021
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Three Indicted for Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Almost $8 Million in Prescription Diet Drugs

June 13, 2008
… defendants conspired to distribute over 2 million doses of Phentermine and over 118,000 doses of Phendimetrazine …
June 13, 2008
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Former Police Officer & Tech Worker Sentenced In Illegal Online Pharmacy Scheme

May 17, 2016
… shipped hundreds of thousands of pills of hydrocodone, phentermine, (Xanax) and (Tylenol 4) to people across the …
May 17, 2016
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Seven Involved With Online Pharmacy Based In Florida Indicted For Internet Pharmacy And Money Laundering Conspiracy

May 29, 2014
… shipped hundreds of thousands of pills of hydrocodone, phentermine, (Xanax) and (Tylenol 4) to people across the …
May 29, 2014
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Doctor And Wife Guilty Of Tax Evasion; Millions Of Amphetamine Based Pills Illegally Dispensed At Area Weight Loss Clinics

January 08, 2013
… substance, and more than 3 million pills containing Phentermine, a Schedule IV controlled substance, and the …
January 08, 2013
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Two Naturopaths Agree to Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances

April 25, 2022
… sold under the brand name Lyrica); and the diet drug phentermine. Similarly, in the settlement agreement between …
April 25, 2022
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Central Coast Woman Pleads Guilty to Misusing Doctors’ Credentials to Create Bogus Medical Documents for Immigration Applicants

May 05, 2025
… name Xanax), diethylpropion (an appetite suppressant), and phentermine (weight-loss medicine). In July 2022, at the …
May 05, 2025
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Ft. Worth Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

June 04, 2021
… hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, carisoprodol, zolpidem, phentermine, and promethazine with codeine, knowing the …
June 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

FedEx Indicted For Its Role In Distributing Controlled Substances And Prescription Drugs

July 18, 2014
… and prescription drugs, including (Schedule III); Ambien, Phentermine, Diazepam, and (Schedule IV), to customers who …
July 18, 2014
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Nine Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over The Internet

March 27, 2013
… substances.  The drugs were primarily diet pills, such as phentermine and didrex, and anti-anxiety drugs known as …
March 27, 2013
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Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested

September 24, 2020
… hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, carisoprodol, zolpidem, phentermine, and promethazine with codeine, knowing the …
September 24, 2020
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46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

March 24, 2021
… hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, carisoprodol, zolpidem, phentermine, and promethazine with codeine, knowing the …
March 24, 2021

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