The U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia has issued indictments against 53 people, including a family physician, for participating in the distribution of more than 200,000 oxycodone pills, according to a report by the Philadelphia Daily News.
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Federal prosecutors have indicted 53 people for alleged participation in an oxycodone distribution ring in Philadelphia, according to a Philadelphia Daily News report. Forty-four of those indicted were arrested yesterday. They have been charged with conspiracy to commit drug trafficking,…
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law the Patients' Right to Know Act, which allows patients to access key physician information, including whether they've been the subject of disciplinary action, according to a government release.