A study that the institute released in March found that about 3 percent of California workers' compensation doctors were responsible for writing more than half of the prescriptions for Schedule II ...

A New Jersey doctor has admitted to writing fraudulent prescriptions for which he received about $5 million in insurance payments, U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Brian Sokalsky, 44, of Margate ...

This story was produced in partnership with KFF Health News. The result is a pilot effort called the Clean Power Prescription program. The initiative aims to help roughly 80 patients with complex ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) - A doctor from Texarkana has been sentenced to federal prison for writing unnecessary prescriptions. The Department of Justice (DOJ) says Dr. Lonnie Parker, 59, will spend ...

In the context of medical prescriptions, Breyer notes, "it is the fact that the doctor issued an unauthorized prescription that renders his or her conduct wrongful, not the fact of the ...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — A Pinellas County doctor is in jail for allegedly selling and writing more than 550 fake prescriptions for opioids. On top of that, when police served a search warrant at ...

In an innovative move to combat energy poverty, a group of doctors at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have begun issuing ...

but it's not uncommon for doctors to take calls from patients, hear their concerns, and write prescriptions. If you're dealing with an infection that's treated with antibiotics, this is especially ...

A Murrysville doctor has been arrested on charges related to writing fraudulent and illegal prescriptions. Dr. Jessie Kunkel, 39, of Murrysville is accused of prescribing patients drugs ...

“We are here about a good doctor who took care of his patients ... required him to take continuing education classes on prescription writing and record keeping. It ordered him to “permanently ...

Speaking to Asianet, the doctor said "I write my prescriptions in block letters. The other doctors write illegibly because maybe they are busy. I try my best to write prescriptions legibly even ...