Vinita doctor prescribed more than 1,000 pills to nurse who died last year, attorney general alleges
VINITA — A Vinita doctor prescribed more than 1,000 Demerol and OxyContin pills to a nursing instructor who died with toxic amounts of painkillers in her system, the state attorney general alleges.
The complaint was filed Aug. 13 with the state Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision against Dr. Mickey Ray Tyrrell.
Tyrrell, 37, is accused of prescribing excessive amounts of narcotics to Tammy Daw...
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