The Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, announced today that inspections have also begun in pharmacies as part of the revelations of the illegal prescriptions carried out by at least 1,200 doctors.
In fact, Adonis Georgiadis described the case of pharmacies as more complex, as pharmacists are required to carry out prescriptions.
“So the pharmacist can reasonably say that I was given a prescription and filled it. You can’t condemn a pharmacy because it executed some prescriptions,” he said speaking to Open, noting that the control is done very carefully so as not to offend anyone.
“We’re gonna catch you, stop it”
At the same time, he sent a stern message to those involved in illegal overprescriptions to stop their illegal activity. “We will put order, we will catch you. Stop it,” he said.
From then on, according to the minister, the check on doctors will “run” back from 2024. “Right now, we are conducting the most extensive check on illegal prescriptions that has ever been done in Greece. What you have seen so far are the first results of this very organized audit.
“We have identified 1,200 doctors involved in illegal prescriptions, but the audit will also go backwards because the electronic traces are not deleted. So when we’re done with 2024, we’ll go to 2023, 2022, etc.” said Mr. Georgiadis.
Furthermore, he assured that all the doctors involved have been excluded from the prescription system, while when asked about the fine of 800,000 euros imposed on a doctor and whether he himself will be able to pay it, he replied: “This will be decided by the tax authorities when they have to executes him, as I do not know what property he has. The law is specific and we must take back the illegal profit. If the bank has real estate or money, I don’t know that.”
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