Stallknecht and his online pharmacy were featured in a June 27 front-page article in The New York Times. Stallknecht is misleading consumers to believe that he can legally provide them prescription drugs. Dr. James Reed Williams, the prescribing Texas physician, will no longer be a defendant to the lawsuit after agreeing to stop treating Missouri residents or writing prescriptions for Missourians using online consultations. Williams also must notify the Texas Board of Healing Arts of the court-approved agreement. The Attorney General's Office twice obtained prescription drugs Stallknecht's websites.
Prescriptions are valid for the original order and two refills.
During the investigation, an assistant attorney general, who was pregnant at the time, was able to obtain the drug Propecia simply by providing a man's name on her consultation form. Propecia, a drug used to treat male pattern baldness, is not for use by women and broken tablets should not be handled by pregnant women because of the risk of birth defects. Williams, who wrote the prescription, made no attempt to verify the information provided on the online consultation form. This blatant disregard for the health and safety of Missourians will not be tolerated. Nixon also is asking the court to order appropriate restitution, penalties and court costs.