Idaho NP sentenced for conspiring to dispense controlled substances

A nurse practitioner in Boise, Idaho, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances. 

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Between January 2022 and March 2023, Angela Hughes issued illegitimate prescriptions for oxycodone, oxycodone acetaminophen and hydrocodone acetaminophen, according to a Nov. 7 news release from the Justice Department. 

Ms. Hughes received cash, a portion of the prescriptions and other controlled substances in exchange for the prescriptions 

Along with her co-conspirators, Ms. Hughes issued roughly 4,358 pills of oxycodone acetaminophen, 2,854 pills of oxycodone and 2,625 pills of hydrocodone acetaminophen total.

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