James Cowan
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
RIDGEWOOD DOCTOR LOSES HIS LICENSE
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A Ridgewood psychiatrist who worked from a home office had his license revoked, a week after he pleaded guilty to prescribing Adderall, officials said Friday.
Dr. James Cowan Jr.’s license to practice medicine was taken from him by the state Medical Examiner Office, records show. Cowan pleaded guilty in Superior Court Nov. 30 to illegally prescribing Adderall.
“Instead of doing his part to help fight the scourge of addiction, Dr. Cowan exacerbated the problem by dispensing habit-forming drugs to patients without justification,” said state Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino in a statement. “There is absolutely no place in the medical profession for doctors who abuse their prescription writing privileges to traffic in the illegal sale of highly restricted drugs.” …
When state investigators visited Cowan in May 2016, he told them “he believed that after being married for 30 years, he had taught [Maryanne] everything she needed to know to be able to medically treat the patients with his consent,” according to the state’s order to suspend Cowan’s license to prescribe controlled substances…
Excerpted from:RIDGEWOOD DOCTOR LOSES HIS LICENSE
By Keldy Ortiz
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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