Fla Psychiatrist prescribes 19,866 pills to woman patient in ONE YEAR!

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Aug 9, '02   Views: 882   Comments: 3

  1. Pharmacies targeted after psychiatrist prescribes 19,866 pills to woman

    The Florida Department of Health has suspended the license of a West Palm psychiatrist who allegedly prescribed 19,866 pills over a one-year period to a 30-year-old woman who died in April of a drug overdose.

    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Aug. 8, 2002

    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/loc...%2Dnews%2Dpalm
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  3. by shygirl
    Aug 9, '02
    Occupation: RN Joined: May '02; Posts: 1,897; Likes: 2
    Wow Karen, They should nail him to the wall!
  4. by sjoe
    Aug 12, '02
    Occupation: Retired Specialty: 15 year(s) of experience in Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg ; From: US ; Joined: Aug '02; Posts: 2,246; Likes: 48
    She must have rattled a lot during that year.
  5. by valk
    Aug 12, '02
    Occupation: Public Health Joined: Jun '01; Posts: 151; Likes: 2
    What about the patients role?

    She was taking an average of @54 pills a day!!!

    Is she not responsible for her own behavior?

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