WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is suing one of the largest U.S. drug distributors for failing to report suspicious orders of prescription opioids, saying the company’s “years of repeated violations” contributed to the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic. In a civil lawsuit filed Thursday, the department alleges that AmerisourceBergen and two subsidiaries violated the Controlled Substances […]
In recent weeks the Anchorage Police Department has become aware of small blue pills that citizens are purchasing illegally on the street believing them to be Oxycodone. Unfortunately these pills are not legitimate medication and there have been several overdoses as a result. All medication should be obtained through a licensed medical physician […]
Sand Point-based Alaska State Troopers announced this week that they took into custody two men in that community on manslaughter and drug charges following the death of 26-year-old King Cove resident Raylene Kochuten on Sunday. On Saturday, police and Sand Point EMS responded to a residence in that community after receiving a report of an unresponsive male. […]
An Anchorage physician has pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Controlled Substance Fraud and Health Care Fraud, it was revealed by Department of Justice Attorney Bryan Schroder on Wednesday. According to the release, 67-year-old Michael Don Robertson, a doctor in the Anchorage area, issued 465 meperidine prescriptions to 30 different patients from May 2015 […]