A medical doctor who told a court that work stress caused his chronic opioid addiction and led him to steal and forge prescriptions, is to be spared jail and a criminal record.

A medical doctor who told a court that work stress caused his chronic opioid addiction and led him to steal and forge prescriptions, is to be spared jail and a criminal record.

Prescription malpractice occurs where the responsibilities of doctors and pharmacists overlap. Who is responsible when a doctor prescribes the wrong medication or a pharmacist fills the wrong dosage?

Johns Hopkins University researchers identified more than 200 types of misfolded proteins in rats that could be associated with age-related cognitive decline. The findings could lead the way to ...

The ADRC is unable to accept disability information presented on a prescription pad or a document with no identifying information about the health care provider. The ADRC may be able to use patient ...

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