The PDL Professional Officers continue to see incidents where forged prescriptions have been presented to the pharmacy. While the introduction of Real Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) has become an important tool to assist pharmacists in detecting forgeries, some forged or fraudulently obtained prescriptions may still slip through the checking process.
Forgery red flags
Forged prescription incidents often involve one or more of the following:
The prescription may be for either Schedule 8 or Schedule 4 monitored medicines that may be subject to misuse or abuse. Multiple Pharmaceutical…
