Recipe fraud in Worms: Calctions of popular medication on the go!

Recipe fraud in Worms: Calctions of popular medication on the go!

Worms, Deutschland - In the past few weeks, pharmacies in Worms have found an alarming increase in fake cash register recipes. Prescription drugs such as the popular weight loss injections Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro as well as sedatives are particularly affected. These preparations are very popular, but are not available for every patient and often expensive. Unknown perpetrators have submitted fake recipes in at least four pharmacies, with the medication output in two cases, such as Kreuznach also drew attention to the frequent counterfeits in his branches.

effects and warnings of the health insurance companies

The AOK has also warned of fake recipes, especially in connection with new weight loss injections that are prescribed for obese patients under certain conditions. The demand has increased, which, among other things, is due to the hype that celebrities such as Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian generated for these medication. According to reports from t-online.de in the first quarter of 2024 every tenth recipe was fake.

The AOK Nordost found that fake recipes that are often found in young people who do not meet the criteria for a prescription have led to considerable financial damage. A extrapolation suggests that the costs for the health insurance company could go into the millions. Ralf Selle, misconduct representative of the AOK Nordost, described the situation as extraordinary and pointed out that well -made counterfeits are often difficult to identify.