| Can state medical boards adequately respond to reports that physicians are inappropriately prescribing opioids? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17505493 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In this issue, Reidenberg and Willis share results of a 2-year study of cases in which physicians were criminally prosecuted for their prescribing of opioids "outside the bounds of proper medical practice."(1) They found that in only two of 32 such cases had a state medical board reviewed the case before indictment. In many of the cases, the authors argue that the prosecutors overreached and that these kinds of cases could be better handled by referral to state medical boards. |
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Authors:
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D E Hoffmann |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics Volume: 81 ISSN: 0009-9236 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. Publication Date: 2007 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-16 Completed Date: 2007-07-27 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372741 Medline TA: Clin Pharmacol Ther Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 799-801 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. dhoffman@law.umaryland.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Analgesics, Opioid
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therapeutic use* Drug Prescriptions Humans Physician's Practice Patterns / legislation & jurisprudence* Physicians / legislation & jurisprudence* Quality of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence Specialty Boards / legislation & jurisprudence* State Government United States |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Analgesics, Opioid |
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Comment On:
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Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Jun;81(6):903-6
[PMID:
17329989
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