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Thread #137355   Message #3141237
Posted By: Janie
23-Apr-11 - 02:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Alzheimers - Possible Cure
Subject: RE: BS: Alzheimers - Possible Cure
Oops. I had my cursor in the wrong place and accidentally inserted some of my own text into the probation citation.

The correct citation reads as follows:

Professional Misconduct (1/29/07)
Issued To: Dr Edward Lewis Tobinick; License # G37710
Nature of Complaint:
The Physician committed professional misconduct when he advertised from 2000 to 2002 about an off-label use of Etanercept that he had patented under the name DiskCure (Registered Trademark) as a new and innovative approach for back or neck pain without surgery.
There was no published studies until May 2002.
Action Taken:
The Board has Suspended the Physician's license to practice medicine for sixty days with the suspension STAYED and his license placed on Probation for one year to include the following:
The Physician shall complete a course in prescribing practices.
The Physician shall complete a course in Ethics.
The Physician shall obtain a practice and billing monitor.
The Physician shall not supervise physician assistants.
State: California
Issued By: State of California