ABC News Investigation Into Counterfeit Prescription Drug Operations in the US
ABC 20/20 had a full hour on counterfeit products … just about everything.. from medication… shoes.. clothing…
We know that people tried to forge Rxs… we know that people try to forge ID’s… we know that hackers have gotten into all kinds of databases… including large hospital systems and large health insurance companies…
YET… all to many people.. especially bureaucrats… put their faith that the various states’ PMP is exempt of being affected by all these fakes/forgeries
Yes the law states that the pt MUST PRESENT A LEGAL ID… it is going to be the exceptional Rx dept staff member that can tell a good forged ID from a legal ID.
It is totally unknown how many forged Rxs get past Pharmacists and gets filled… if they can’t figure out a forged Rx… what is the changes of catching a fake ID.
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I received a supply of a medication with NONE of the active ingredient in it from a mail order pharmacy that my insurance company made me use. I took it to my doctor when it didn’t work. Thought I was correct, not only was no investigation done, but the insurance company would not pay for a replacement prescription. And no, this was not a pain or anxiety medication or anything you would expect for this sort of thing. It was a problem with the cheapest generic drug–cheap because they left the medicine part out of it.
That is so scary. I’ve used the mail order pharmacy thru my insurance company too, and they are 90 day scripts. Last time and this time have been like pulling teeth to get them. This article and another one tells me, it’s not worth saving that little bit of money. I need to log in and get all my info off there. They auto refilled one med because it was less than $100 – problem is? My dosage was increased a few days after they sent it and they wouldn’t let me stop it. So I’m stuck with it and need the higher dose. It’s thyroid med, you can’t just cut a pill in half and add to what you take. Things are getting so bad. Do these places want to help us at all?