by admin | Apr 22, 2002 | Crime / Courts
Kansas City pharmacist Roberty Courtney apparently diluted far more drugs than previously thought, affecting many more medical patients. Federal authorities say Courtney has been describing the full extent of his drug dilution scheme. When he pleaded guilty to federal...
by admin | Apr 18, 2002 | Crime / Courts
State Auditor Claire McCaskill has released an audit of abuse by some Medicaid patients receiving prescription drugs. The audit finds many such patients are “doctor shopping” – going from doctor to doctor to obtainprescriptions for these drugs, then...
by admin | Apr 4, 2002 | Crime / Courts
The investigation into the case of former Kansas City pharmacist Robert Courtney, who has pleaded guilty to charges that he diluted cancer-fighting drugs, continues with a sentence and a guilty plea involving two defendants implicated in the case. Steuart Smith, a...
by admin | Mar 22, 2002 | Health / Medicine
Governor Bob Holden and Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell have launched enrollment for the state’s new prescription drug program for senior citizens. The Missouri SenioRx Program was approved during last fall’s special legislative session. It’s...
by admin | Mar 1, 2002 | News
A bill before the State Senate would make it a requirement for drug dealers and traffickers to pay a tax for doing business in the state … kind of. It’s another tool for authorities to use in the war against drugs. It would allow them to seize the assets...
