#overprescribing

Doctor Refutes Claims Of Overprescribing Chris Cornell Drugs

The late Soundgarden singer’s former doctor has denied he had anything to do with his death, it has been reported.

Cornell’s widow Vicky is suing Dr Robert Koblin alleging he “negligently and repeatedly” prescribed the singer “dangerous mind-altering controlled substances”.

Cornell was found in a Detroit hotel room in 2017 and his death at the age of 52 was ruled as a suicide.

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Often-emotional testimony at the criminal trial of two pain doctors is shedding new light on the sales tactics of fentanyl-maker Insys Therapeutics Inc., and the toll of opioid addiction in this port city along the Gulf Coast. Prosecutors here allege that Drs. John Couch and Xiulu Ruan made $40 million in illicit profit by overprescribing pain medications and…

Despite Warnings, Docs Are Still Overprescribing Antibiotics

The war against antibiotic resistance still has far too many doctors playing the role of Benedict Arnold, a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests. Using the latest survey data culled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the researchers estimated the nationwide rate of antibiotic overuse… (more…)

“ Doctor, please, give me a dose of the American Dream Put down the pen and look in my eyes We’re in the waiting room and something ain’t right All this is on you, we’re overprescribed ”