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A doctor in Georgia has been labelled “Dr Death” after he was arrested on suspicion of overprescribing prescription medication to his patients.

Of the 36 patients that have died within psychiatrist Narendra Nagareddy’s care 12 have been killed from an overdose on prescribed medication.

Following a raid by Drug Enforcement Administration agents on Thursday, Dr Nagareddy was arrested at his office in Jonesboro.

Nearly 40 federal and local agents raided his offices, before they seized assets from his home.

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Clayton county police chief Mike Register told WSB-TV Channel 2 News : “He’s a psychiatrist in Jonesboro who has been overprescribing opiates and benzodiazepine and the last several years has had a multitude of overdoses and overdose deaths.

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“People come to this person for help, and instead of getting help, they’re met with deadly consequences.

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“If the allegations are true, he is Dr. Death, no doubt about it.”

One of Dr Nagareddy’s patients was 29-year-old mum-of-two Audrey Austin, who died of a fatal prescription drug overdose just days after she visited the psychiatrist.

Her mother Ruth Carr said: “She was an addict and he made it very easy for her.”

Reportedly, it was Ms Austin’s death that brought about Dr Nagareddy’s arrest.

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“He’s charged with prescribing pain medication which is outside his profession as a psychiatrist and not for a legitimate purpose for the patient,” said Clayton county district attorney Tracy Graham Lawson.

Since his licence was issued in 1999, the doctor has received several online complaints referencing his prescription methods.

Aside from the criminal charges, the Clayton County District Attorney's Office has also applied to seize Nagareddy's assets under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.