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Tuesday, may 28
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Unlawful Prescription
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Bucks Doctor Who Overprescribed Opioids Learns His Fate
The Bucks County physician convicted of overprescribing opioids to patients will spend two to six years behind bars, a judge has ruled. Dr. Richard A. Kondan, 59, of Doylestown, previously pleaded no contest in March to charges of unlawful prescription of a controlled substance, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in a statement. According to prosecutors, Kondan failed to follow "accepted treatment principles" while prescribing highly-addictive painkillers to patients, and did not keep accurate medical records regarding his prescriptions. In some cases, …