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Out of Bounds: Physician Licensing Board Disciplinary Cases related to Opioid Prescribing. J Law Med Ethics 2024;52(3):679-689

Date

12/16/2024

Pubmed ID

39676377

DOI

10.1017/jme.2024.138

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85212391837 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)

Abstract

Physician prescribing practices contributed to the US opioid epidemic, leading to increased regulation of opioid prescribing. In some instances, prescribers are unscrupulous or corrupt. They are criminally investigated and subject to prosecution. Less egregious opioid prescribing infractions are addressed through state medical licensing boards. At stake are physicians' licenses to practice medicine.

Author List

Galletly CL, Christenson EA, Ohlrich J, Dickson-Gomez J

Author

Julia Dickson-Gomez PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Analgesics, Opioid
Drug Prescriptions
Humans
Licensure, Medical
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
United States