Pharmacist falsified referrals to defraud Medicare: tribunal
She told the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal she was under pressure to meet sales targets in her pharmacy
A pharmacist has been deregistered for using fake GP referrals for medication reviews to defraud Medicare in a bid to meet sales targets in her pharmacy.
The UK-trained pharmacist submitted 129 fraudulent claims for Home Medication Reviews between May 2015 and September 2016, according to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
