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[ad_1] He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 5. (Representational)New York: A 76-year-old Indian-American doctor in the US state of California has pleaded guilty to three counts of illegally prescribing opioids and other medication, authorities said.According to a statement from US Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, Sawtantra Chopra of Modesto pleaded guilty last Wednesday to three counts of illegally prescribing opioids and other medications outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.These drugs are highly addictive and commonly abused, the statement said, adding that the medications, which affect the central nervous system, may only be prescribed when medically required.Mr Chopra surrendered his medical license in 2020 as the case was pe...

[ad_1] Dr Dayanand appeared in court this week and was released on bail. (Representational)Johannesburg: A murder charge against an Indian-origin doctor in South Africa's Johannesburg after his patient died has triggered an outcry among the South African medical fraternity, which argued that "premature criminalisation" of doctors are negatively affecting the ability of healthcare workers to save lives and negating the trust in the law to protect the public.Dr Avindra Dayanand, 35, had handed himself over to police after one of his patients died following a gall bladder surgery, according to a report in the Sunday Times news portal on Sunday.An inquest docket was initially opened following the patient, Monique Vandayar's death, but was later changed to murder by the National Prosecuting A...

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Indian-Origin US Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Opioids

Indian-Origin Doctor Faces Murder Charge In South Africa For Patient’s Death