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.

In 2003, Dr Shantagiri founded the Karnataka State Doctors’ Handwriting Improvement Association, aiming to improve the legibility of prescriptions.

A doctor who signed over 140 prescriptions for 19 patients without examining them was a linchpin in a health care fraud scheme that generated $8.5 million in exorbitant reimbursements.

Doctors are pushing for laws in several states that would make it harder to detect who prescribed abortion pills. They say it would protect them from out-of-state prosecutions.

A Nelson doctor was fined $2000 and ordered to pay more than $22,000 towards the investigation cost after he was found guilty of misconduct in his failure to document prescription records and ...

Many pharmacists are uncertain about how to deal with pre-printed prescriptions: prescription pads preprinted with the drug name, quantity, and, less frequently, directions for use. Although these ...

Rise in kidney failure cases due to unqualified practitioners in Telangana prompts urgent public health crisis concerns.

While in Lubbock, Lt. Gov. Patrick and Sen. Charles defended the proposed bill that would ban THC across the state, impacting the $8 billion hemp industry.

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?