pill mill
pill mill noun: a clandestine operation where a medical worker illicitly offers prescription medication to patients in exchange for bribes.
Noun
pill mill (plural pill mills)
- A clandestine operation where a medical worker illicitly offers prescription medication to patients in exchange for bribes.
- Four men who helped Jeff and Chris George run their lucrative pill mills received sentences ranging from 9 months to 14 years today in federal court.2011, Jane Musgrave, “4 men sentenced in pill mill scheme”, in The Palm Beach Post, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2012
- Needless to say, the professional bullying from the primary care physicians (PCPs) and the [hospital] administrators to run both a pill mill and a needle jockey business was tremendous. I resisted the entire time, but god it wore me out. [From a pain specialist for a large multi-specialty group.]2014 April 25, JB McMunn, M.D., “The Stealthy, Ugly Growth of Corporatized Medicine”, in Naked Capitalism, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2025
Forms of pill mill
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Questions about pill mill
- What does pill mill mean?
- Pill mill means a clandestine operation where a medical worker illicitly offers prescription medication to patients in exchange for bribes.
- What part of speech is pill mill?
- Pill mill is a noun.
- What is the plural of pill mill?
- The plural of pill mill is pill mills.
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