LUBBOCK, Texas— The United States Department of Justice announced that Dr. Juan Kurdi, M.D., a cardiologist in Lubbock, Texas, has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) after issuing prescriptions for opioids and other powerful drugs for personal use.
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According to the United States Department of Justice, Dr. Kurdi violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by improperly dispensing controlled substances, such as Oxycodone, Alprazolam, Tramadol, Dextroamphetamine, Vyvanse and others, to family members and friends.
It was reported that Dr. Kurdi issued these prescriptions without a legitimate medical purpose and created false medical records to document the use of these drugs.
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Dr. Kurdi would fill prescriptions at pharmacies in the Lubbock area, even though some of the supposed recipients lived hundreds or thousands of miles away. He would personally pick up the prescriptions from these pharmacies to acquire controlled substances for his personal use.
“Prescribing opioids and other dangerous narcotics outside the usual course of professional practice betrays the trust placed in physicians by society and threatens public safety,” said Nancy E. Larson, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. “This settlement demonstrates our office’s commitment to holding doctors accountable for violating their obligations to properly prescribe these powerful drugs.”…