CONCORD — An anesthesiologist whose license was suspended by the state over accusations he diverted a powerful painkiller from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for his own use has agreed not to practice medicine and other restrictions. Dr. Christopher S. Manfred signed an agreement Tuesday with the State Board of Medicine, which issued an order Monday temporarily [...]
A NURSE has been struck off after stealing and taking drugs "two or three" times a day for six months while on duty at Dorset County Hospital. The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Conduct and Competence Committee held a hearing to discuss the conduct of Matthew Richard Taylor. He was charged with offences that took [...]
By CAROLINE WILSON A NURSE who helped herself to powerful opiate drugs intended for patients over a three-month period has been struck off the register. Claire McAllion was responsible for keeping medication stocked up at the theatre department at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock. An inquiry by nursing regulators found she had removed quantities of [...]
COLE COUNTY, Mo. - Cole County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday approving a prescription drug monitoring program in the county. But since all pharmacies in Cole County are in Jefferson City limits, the city must pass a similar measure for the program to go into full effect. Stacy Welling, the president of Whaley's Pharmacy, Inc. [...]
A nurse who “destroyed” her career by stealing medication to feed her hidden addictions escaped jail yesterday but was ordered to complete community service. Deputy District Judge Liam McStay told 28-year-old Stacey Bryars her series of thefts were “very grave” and represented a breach of trust, but that because of her guilty plea and remorse, [...]
Image: A Brighton and Hove man was wrongly arrested for presenting a fraudulent prescription after an IT mix-up. A patient has been wrongly arrested for a fraudulent prescription because of a IT systems mix-up in Brighton and Hove. Papers from Brighton and Hove CCG’s board meeting last month show that the man presented a legitimate [...]
SPRINGFIELD, MA (AP) - Following a lengthy investigation by authorities, a doctor in Agawam has been indicted over allegations he committed insurance fraud when prescribing opioid medications to patients. Dr. Frank Stirlacci, 55, from Ludlow, and the woman who allegedly helped him with the prescriptions, Jessica Miller, 36, from Springfield have each been charged with 20 [...]
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A registered nurse accused of stealing prescription drugs intended for a patient has been arrested. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says 35-year-old Stefanie Cook, of Collins, was arrested Friday following an indictment by a Covington County grand jury on one count each of Medicaid fraud and obtaining possession of a controlled substance by fraud, misrepresentation [...]
A Lock Haven woman is facing charges after allegedly creating unauthorized drug prescriptions at the State College doctor's office where she worked as a medical assistant. According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, a pharmacist in Lock Haven last week contacted a narcotics agent in the Office of the Attorney General to inform him that [...]