Doctors in Trouble — It Would Be Funny If It Wasn’t So Tragic

It’s not hair loss related, but I wanted to share something…

The Medical Board of California sends each licensed physician notification of doctors who are being investigated by them for a variety of problems as well as doctors who have been disciplined by the Medical Board. With the Michael Jackson fiasco in mind, I read about a doctor who is under investigation for overprescribing Endocet (a controlled narcotic). One patient who found the doctor through the Yellow Pages, received 7,912 tablets of Endocet over a 77 day period (1-2 pills per day for short periods of time should be normal). One of the excuses given as to why such a large amount of pills were needed included: the family dog ate them. I wonder what happened to the dog?

The Medical Board is given the responsibility to watch over the practices of doctors. They have told me privately that they do not have the resources to chase down every complaint, but they will open an investigation on doctors who practice outside what is considered the Standard of Care. I have been an expert witness for the state in the past and the actions of that one particular doctor just amazed me.