FOUR pharmacists in Los Angeles
are facing court action after being
indicted for their participation in
a massive Oxycontin scam which
allegedly saw almost 1 million pills
diverted.
The pharmacy owners operated
chemist shops in Orange, Los
Angeles and San Bernadino
counties, with the Orange County
Register saying the prosecutor
will allege they were part of a
conspiracy to defraud the US
Medicare scheme and insurers
of US$2.7m in Oxycontin
reimbursements.
The scam allegedly involved
recruiters who enlisted lowincome
patients to come to a pain
management clinic to receive bogus
treatments and prescriptions.
The “patients” were then taken to
the pharmacies to have the scripts
filled - and once the Oxycontin was
handed over the recruiters took it
to sell on the street.
The investigation, called
Operation Dirty Lake, has already
seen 14 other participants in the
scheme plead guilty.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 01 Jul 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 01 Jul 14
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