Physician's assistant barred from prescribing painkillers: 4 things to know

Dana Martin, PA, has had his prescribing rights banned by the Michigan Attorney General, WWMT reports.

Here's what you should know.

1. The state's attorney general accused Mr. Martin, a Sturgis, Mich.-based physician's assistant, of incompetence and negligence.

2. Mr. Martin can no longer prescribe painkillers.

3. In a two-year span, Mr. Martin wrote 26,000 prescriptions with 45 percent of them for pain medication.

4. Dr. Martin works at the Center for Health and Wellness, also in Sturgis.

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