Pharmacist used dead patients’ details to defraud $2 million from PBS: tribunal
The Queensland pharmacist is currently in jail for the fraud.
A pharmacist who “brazenly” defrauded $1.94 million from the PBS by submitting fake claims, some using dead patients’ details, will not be allowed to apply for registration again until 2032.
The pharmacist, whose name was suppressed, is currently in custody after being sentenced to five years’ jail, with a non-parole period of 18 months, in March last year.
