Heather D. Blanchard(Photo: Submitted by the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office) COSHOCTON - A former Coshocton Regional Medical Center nurse faces felony drug charges alleging she took morphine and other drugs from the hospital and trafficked in others while on duty. Heather D. Blanchard, 43, of 478 Springbrook Drive SW, New Philadelphia, is charged with three counts [...]
BOSTON —Boston health officials say 57 people could have been exposed to blood-borne illnesses when they were treated by a city paramedic believed to have tampered with vials of painkillers and sedatives. The paramedic is believed to have tampered with the drugs, including fentanyl, morphine, lorazapam and midazolam, during a six-week period in the summer [...]
Manoj Patharkar doctor has been permanently stripped of his medical license for overprescribing a painkiller, the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners said Dr. Manoj Patharkar(Photo: ~File) Story Highlights Patharkar owns Pain Management Associates of Central Jersey in Edison and Prospect Pain Management in Passaic. In October, he pleaded guilty to criminal charges of [...]
A Tulsa physician, Dr. Anoop Sangha, has entered into a settlement agreement to pay $50,000 to resolve civil allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1970, which regulates the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances. According to the settlement agreement, the violations of the Act occurred between September 4, 2011 and [...]
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Prescription drug abuse is rampant throughout Virginia. It affects all walks of life – including those in the medical profession. News 3 dug through dozens and dozens of cases from the area where nurses and other medical professionals were caught abusing drugs and getting into trouble. "As a nurse, I had [...]
It was a blow to family members who sat in Knoxville’s U.S. District Court Thursday afternoon when a judge sentenced a former Maryville “pill mill” doctor to nearly six years in prison. U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves had heard from a number of medical professionals that 47-year-old James Brian Joyner was one of the finest, [...]
In the fall of 2014, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital suspended — for seven weeks — a registered nurse suspected of diverting opioid pain pills and syringes for her own use. As of this past July 27, when the Indiana attorney general filed a disciplinary complaint against the nurse, A. Crump of Muncie, she was still employed at BMH, [...]
On November 10, 2016, the DEA issued its final decision and order in the case against Jones Total Health Care Pharmacy, L.L.C. (“Jones Pharmacy”) and SND Health Care L.L.C. (“SND”). The Administrator ordered that the DEA deny Jones Pharmacy’s registration renewal application and also deny SND’s pending registration application. These orders were consistent with the [...]
Victoria Hospital: The midwife was suspended over the charges (file pic). STV A midwife has appeared in court accused of stealing drugs meant for pregnant women at a maternity unit in Fife. Caroline Heap was suspended from her role over claims painkillers were removed from bags used to administer epidurals to women at Victoria Hospital [...]
Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. Politicians have called for an urgent probe amid allegations a midwife stole drugs meant for expectant mothers. Police were called to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy last week following claims powerful painkillers were removed from bags used to administer epidurals to women in labour. It is understood at least three members of [...]