Evangelos Megariotis, MD, pleaded guilty to seven counts of a 34-count indictment accusing him of illegally prescribing oxycodone, oxycontin, and oxycodone-acetaminophen to five patients, according to a news release. He issued the prescriptions between March 2017 and November 2017.
The 72-year-old physician faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 15.
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