Incident 33806

Incident 33806

Incident 33806

In the Eastern District of Tennessee, a doctor was charged with distributing “outside the scope of professional medical practice” controlled substances Suboxone, Klonopin, diazepam and pregabalin, also known as Lyrica, between March and September 2018. The indictment also charges that in April 2018, Brooks signed a blank prescription form and gave it to another person

In the Eastern District of Tennessee, a doctor was charged with distributing “outside the scope of professional medical practice” controlled substances Suboxone, Klonopin, diazepam and pregabalin, also known as Lyrica, between March and September 2018. The indictment also charges that in April 2018, Brooks signed a blank prescription form and gave it to another person with “no authority to prescribe controlled substances.” The indictment said that person used the form to obtain Suboxone at a pharmacy the Maryville doctor, had his license suspended in January 2019 for letting another doctors to forge his name on blank prescriptions among other causes.is accused in an indictment.

See https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1154936/download
See https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/01/09/opioids-tennessee-doctors-conspired-sell-prescriptions-300/2482732002/
See https://www.healthgrades.com/media/english/pdf/sanctions/HGPYF6AABAD1211747E9801022019.pdf

Approximate date(s) of the diversion: 4/17/19
Where the Diversion Occurred: L & B Healthcare 315 Oak St, Livingston, TN 38570 Type of Healthcare Facility:
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