Scams are the order of the day. In recent months, the Civil Guard has detected a new one that consists of clone users’ health cards through a reader and then perform medication dispensaries simulated by the National Health System.
Explanation
That is to say, the product was not deliveredbut These medications were reserved without their sealed coupon. for sell them later on the black market without a prescription. Although I can look like a movie -which it is-, It’s something that’s happening more than we think..
What’s more, several agents of this State Security Corps detained a woman last year pharmaceutical in Alicante, which had been using this method to defraud and had ‘taken’ a large amount of money.
Uncovered
And how was the fraud discovered? Well, after a unusual increased consumption of a medication called Rivotrila drug to prevent and treat seizures, panic disorder, and anxiety. Without a doubt, This raised suspicions about irregular activity at the pharmacy..
And the worst thing: this medicine was not reaching the patients, but was being set aside without being dispensed. Although these are isolated practices, which in no way reflect the daily care activity of the 22,000 pharmacies that exist in Spaina similar trend has been seen in other European countries.
To take into account
It should be noted that this has been the last of a series of similar cases that had occurred in other parts of the country in the last decade, such as in Ceutain January of that same year, in Huelvain February 2021, or in 2016, in El Campello.
For these types of frauds to succeed, they usually require the collaboration of several parties, including various health professionals, pharmacy employees and third parties that have no relationship with the health system.
To combat these types of scams, authorities are intensifying efforts. Now, The complexity and modus operandi of these networks represent a significant challenge in both the short and long term..
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