Kansas Doctor Charged in Deadly Prescription Drug...(says but Schneider and hisassistants did...),Health

Date:12/20/2007

says, but Schneider and his assistants did nothing to alter their practices. They ignored red flags indicating that patients were abusing, diverting or becoming addicted to the medications, the indictment says. And they continued prescribing pain killers, muscle relaxers and other medications outside the course of usual medical practice and not for legitimate medical purpose.

Four patients died as a direct result of Schneider's actions, the indictment says, including:

-- Patricia G., 49, who died June 20, 2005, from an accidental overdose of Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and Benzodiazepines.

-- Eric T., who died April 22, 2006, from an accidental overdose of Hydrodocone, Oxycodone, Methadone and Soma.

-- Robin G., who died May 15, 2007, from Fentanyl intoxication.

-- Katherine S., 46, who died Nov. 25, 2003, from an accidental overdose.

During a different time period for which comparable information is available -- 2003 through 2006 -- 51 of Schneider's patients died of accidental drug overdoses while the greatest number of comparable deaths associated with any other doctor was 9 -- and that doctor was treating AIDS patients.

THE DEATH OF PATRICIA G

In the case of Patricia G., the indictment says she began going to Schneider's clinic in April 2003 after she was injured in a car accident. She complained of pain in her knees. Over a period of months, she received a variety of medications even though she reported increasing pain and exhibited signs of depression and drug addiction. She received prescriptions for controlled drugs including Hydrocodone (Lortab), Oxycodone and Benzodiazepines (Xanax) from the Schneider clinic.

On June 16, 2005, she was admitted to Via Christi Medical Center for a suspected overdose of prescription drugs. Via Christi notified the Schneider clinic of the incident the next day.

On June 18, 2005, Patricia G. returned to the Schneider clinic and received prescriptions
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