Doctor Accused of Two Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths
Posted on Mar 31, 2014 6:40pm PDT
A Newport, California doctor has reportedly been accused of two prescription drug overdose deaths. According to reports, the state Medical Board is now seeking to suspend or revoke his license after two patients died. A formal accusation was filed earlier this month after he failed to get sufficient information about his patients' substance abuse histories. The patients had reportedly been taking higher doses of painkillers than prescribed and a drug that no one had prescribed.
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