Remaining vigilant – tips on detecting fraudulent prescriptions

The PDL Professional Officers have previously provided guidance on detecting forged prescriptions and wish to raise awareness that fraudulent prescriptions continue to be identified in incidents reported to PDL. Members have recently reported receiving prescriptions for large quantities of anabolic steroids, such as testosterone injections, with directions that may not align with current therapeutic guidelines and/or include an unusual number of repeats and are often marked as regulation 49. Some of these prescriptions have been presented as electronic prescriptions from a South Australian-…