A Dublin pharmacist has been arrested by fraud squad detectives as part of a deception investigation. It is alleged that this pharmacist defrauded the HSE by making duplicate claims to the agency in relation to his clients who had medical cards to obtain medication," a senior source told the Herald. It is understood some of the alleged deception offences involved "duplicate false claims" being submitted to the HSE. The charges followed a five-year investigation by gardaí following a complaint from the HSE into activities at two pharmacies she owned. Meanwhile, in a completely different case this week, a superintendent pharmacist who was caught supplying prescription drugs to friends was given an 18-month suspended sentence.

Source: Irish Independent October 09, 2020 06:11 UTC