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.

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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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