by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Thu, 2020 | Doctor charged |
On April 17, 2019, the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force (ARPO) arrested and indicted 53 medical professionals in 10 federal districts in 6 states. The indictments included 31 doctors, 7 pharmacists, 8 nurse practitioners, and 7 other licensed...
by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Wed, 2019 | Doctor charged |
Gilbert Ross Ghearing, MD, 65, a family practitioner who treated pain in Celina, Tennessee, was charged May 17, 2019 with violating the Controlled Substances Act by prescribing controlled drugs “outside the usual course of practice and not for a legitimate medical...