Internet Pharmacy Doctors Charged
An AP newswire article by MaryClaire Dale, via SFGate.com, reports that:
Two doctors helped peddle millions of dollars' worth of diet drugs through an online pharmacy, approving thousands of prescriptions without seeing anyone in person, according to charges filed Wednesday.More here.
By signing off on the orders, Doctors Ranvir Ahlawat and Steven Klinman helped RxMedicalOne.com take in $33.6 million in nine months, according to the indictment.
Most of the orders were for highly addictive, controlled drugs, they said.
"This is high-tech drug dealing," said U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan.
posted by Fergie @ 8/02/2006 07:48:00 PM
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