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California doctor accused of prescribing drugs in 5 deaths
A Southern California doctor was arrested Tuesday on charges of doling out drugs to patients he didn't examine and is alleged to have prescribed drugs to five people who died of overdoses as well as an impaired driver who struck and killed a bicyclist, federal prosecutors said.
Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham, 57, faces charges of illegally distributing powerful opioids and prosecutors said he prescribed drugs to addicts or people selling them on the street. He prescribed some drugs after receiving text messages requesting specific quantities and doses, prosecutors said.
"This case clearly and tragically illustrates the dangers of drug dealers armed with prescription pads," said U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna.
A phone call and email seeking comment from Pham's lawyer were not immediately returned. Phone calls to Pham's urgent care clinic in Irvine and a number listed for his home were not answered.
Pham's record of prescribing large amounts of pills led a CVS pharmacy to stop accepting prescriptions from him more than five years ago when he couldn't justify the number of pills patients were picking up, prosecutors said.
State officials were aware of improper prescribing practices years before that, according to records at the Osteopathic Medical Board.
Pham was reprimanded by the board in 2007 after being accused of excessive prescribing to an addict without a proper examination.
Pham acknowledged he failed to recognize a patient was an addict seeking drugs. The board noted in his favor that Pham had never been disciplined before and the case involved a single patient.
He was ordered to complete courses on prescribing medications, record keeping and had to participate in a clinical training program.
Between 2014 and 2017, Pham wrote prescriptions for five people who died from overdoses, prosecutors said. He's not charged in those deaths, but those investigations are ongoing, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney.
One of the overdose deaths was a 21-year-old man, identified in the affidavit only by initials S.L.S. who fatally overdosed on a combination of heroin and two of the types of drugs Pham prescribed. The man's mother referred to Pham as "Dr. Feelgood."
In November, a driver who fatally struck an off-duty firefighter training on his bike for a triathlon told investigators he was on drugs prescribed by Pham, prosecutors said. Several prescription bottles with Pham's name were found in the driver's car.
Orange County prosecutors have charged Stephen Scarpa, 25, with murder in the death of Costa Mesa fire Capt. Mike Kreza.
The death came a few months after an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent was able to quickly score from Pham what is referred to as the "holy trinity," three types of potent drugs, the affidavit said. Pham directed the agent to an Irvine pharmacy that filled many of his prescriptions.
Pham has been under investigation by the agency since 2015, according to the affidavit by DEA Special Agent Lindsey Bellomy.
A statewide database showed Pham wrote more than 52,000 prescriptions in the three years leading up to October 2017 — an average of more than 300 a week — which is "extremely high," Bellomy noted. The vast majority went to people in their 30s and 40s, which indicates a high likelihood of abuse or black market sales.
The affidavit filed with the charges described Pham's text messages, including an exchange that referred to the shooter who carried out the massacre last month at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks.
Pham texted someone to say he heard that gunman Ian Long had prescriptions that Pham had written for someone else.
"I never saw Mr. Long before so I don't know the implication of this information," Pham wrote in a text.
The person he was texting responded by trying to reassure Pham he was in the clear if the prescriptions were not written to Long.
"If I give my meds to some crazy person its (sic) on me, not you, you have no control over what happened after a patient leaves your office," the person replied.
Long killed himself after fatally shooting 11 and wounding a responding officer who died from a fellow officer's bullet during a shootout.
The court document does not provide any information on whether Long possessed any prescriptions written by Pham and prosecutors would not provide any more information on the subject.
Another text exchange indicated Pham was having a sexual relationship with a patient, the affidavit said. He was prescribing drugs to that woman and also to her 9-year-old daughter.
The criminal complaint said Pham charged $100 to $150 a visit at his clinic and deposited $6.7 million into bank accounts between 2013 and September.
If convicted of the charges, Pham could face up to 40 years in prison, prosecutors said.
A Southern California doctor was arrested Tuesday on charges of doling out drugs to patients he didn't examine and is alleged to have prescribed drugs to five people who died of overdoses as well as an impaired driver who struck and killed a bicyclist, federal prosecutors said.
Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham, 57, faces charges of illegally distributing powerful opioids and prosecutors said he prescribed drugs to addicts or people selling them on the street. He prescribed some drugs after receiving text messages requesting specific quantities and doses, prosecutors said.
"This case clearly and tragically illustrates the dangers of drug dealers armed with prescription pads," said U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna.
A phone call and email seeking comment from Pham's lawyer were not immediately returned. Phone calls to Pham's urgent care clinic in Irvine and a number listed for his home were not answered.
Pham's record of prescribing large amounts of pills led a CVS pharmacy to stop accepting prescriptions from him more than five years ago when he couldn't justify the number of pills patients were picking up, prosecutors said.
State officials were aware of improper prescribing practices years before that, according to records at the Osteopathic Medical Board.
Pham was reprimanded by the board in 2007 after being accused of excessive prescribing to an addict without a proper examination.
Pham acknowledged he failed to recognize a patient was an addict seeking drugs. The board noted in his favor that Pham had never been disciplined before and the case involved a single patient.
He was ordered to complete courses on prescribing medications, record keeping and had to participate in a clinical training program.
Between 2014 and 2017, Pham wrote prescriptions for five people who died from overdoses, prosecutors said. He's not charged in those deaths, but those investigations are ongoing, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney.
One of the overdose deaths was a 21-year-old man, identified in the affidavit only by initials S.L.S. who fatally overdosed on a combination of heroin and two of the types of drugs Pham prescribed. The man's mother referred to Pham as "Dr. Feelgood."
In November, a driver who fatally struck an off-duty firefighter training on his bike for a triathlon told investigators he was on drugs prescribed by Pham, prosecutors said. Several prescription bottles with Pham's name were found in the driver's car.
Orange County prosecutors have charged Stephen Scarpa, 25, with murder in the death of Costa Mesa fire Capt. Mike Kreza.
The death came a few months after an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent was able to quickly score from Pham what is referred to as the "holy trinity," three types of potent drugs, the affidavit said. Pham directed the agent to an Irvine pharmacy that filled many of his prescriptions.
Pham has been under investigation by the agency since 2015, according to the affidavit by DEA Special Agent Lindsey Bellomy.
A statewide database showed Pham wrote more than 52,000 prescriptions in the three years leading up to October 2017 — an average of more than 300 a week — which is "extremely high," Bellomy noted. The vast majority went to people in their 30s and 40s, which indicates a high likelihood of abuse or black market sales.
The affidavit filed with the charges described Pham's text messages, including an exchange that referred to the shooter who carried out the massacre last month at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks.
Pham texted someone to say he heard that gunman Ian Long had prescriptions that Pham had written for someone else.
"I never saw Mr. Long before so I don't know the implication of this information," Pham wrote in a text.
The person he was texting responded by trying to reassure Pham he was in the clear if the prescriptions were not written to Long.
"If I give my meds to some crazy person its (sic) on me, not you, you have no control over what happened after a patient leaves your office," the person replied.
Long killed himself after fatally shooting 11 and wounding a responding officer who died from a fellow officer's bullet during a shootout.
The court document does not provide any information on whether Long possessed any prescriptions written by Pham and prosecutors would not provide any more information on the subject.
Another text exchange indicated Pham was having a sexual relationship with a patient, the affidavit said. He was prescribing drugs to that woman and also to her 9-year-old daughter.
The criminal complaint said Pham charged $100 to $150 a visit at his clinic and deposited $6.7 million into bank accounts between 2013 and September.
If convicted of the charges, Pham could face up to 40 years in prison, prosecutors said.
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Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
Người ta thì tìm đủ cách để get their hands on precription pain killers. Còn mình thì BS cho uống cũng 0 dám uống mang đi vứt đi vì sợ bị ghiền! SIL của mình cũng mang thuốc đi vứt vô thùng rác. Gà trống tiếc rẻ nói sao 0 để dành mang về VN cho. Gà nói cho họ uống bậy bạ rồi overdose xong đổ thừa thuốc do mình cho thì sẽ bị liên luỵ!
ga10
Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
Đồng tiền làm chuyện phi pháp khó giữ
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Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
Ông bác sĩ này liên tục made mistakes từ 2014 đến 2017 làm 5 người chết, theo như bài viết. Đáng lẽ ổng phải lo sợ mà cẩn thận hơn, nhưng ổng vẫn không sợ. Có thể judgment của ổng bị impaired vì già? Có lẽ vì vậy chớ không phải ổng tham đâu!
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Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
Cuom wrote:Ông bác sĩ này liên tục made mistakes từ 2014 đến 2017 làm 5 người chết, theo như bài viết. Đáng lẽ ổng phải lo sợ mà cẩn thận hơn, nhưng ổng vẫn không sợ. Có thể judgment của ổng bị impaired vì già? Có lẽ vì vậy chớ không phải ổng tham đâu!
Ổng chưa bị charged về cái chết của 5 người này vì họ vẩn còn investigate. Bởi vậy chưa chắc gì ổng biết để mà lo.
Nếu như làm BS mà judgment impaired thì nên rút bằng lại là phải rồi. Nhưng Gà nghỉ một phần vì ổng ham tiền và cũng nghỉ có bị thưa kiện gì thì sẽ có insurance đứng ra cải dùm và trả tiền. Có thể ổng 0 nghỉ mình sẽ có thể bị ngồi tù.
Nhưng muốn bỏ ổng vào tù cũng 0 dể đâu vì phải prove là ổng có Gross Negligence chứ 0 phải chỉ sơ suất thường thôi. Có thể ổng sẽ make a plea nhận tội nhẹ hơn!
ga10
Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
vietnam4all wrote:Pain killer should banned by now.
banned sao được bác ..đi mỗ về mà không có nó đau la làng à ..
nhatrangdep
Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
nhatrangdep wrote:vietnam4all wrote:Pain killer should banned by now.
banned sao được bác ..đi mỗ về mà không có nó đau la làng à ..
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Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
Ông bs này nghe nói một tuần ký trên 300 toa ,OMG Lol
truong vo ky
Re: Giàu mà tham, xong 1 đời bác sĩ
chú 8 ,,,béo đọc o*? đâu đó .....thông minh là bẩm sinh tro*ì cho,,,còn lu*o*ng thiện là cả đo*ì mình phải cố gắng rèn luyện ! béo đọc và nho*' hoài vì lu*o*ng thiện là lu*ạ chọn nen khó vô cùng khó )))) nhất là béo cần phải học chết bỏ LOL LOL
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