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Texas pharmacy staff warn of electronic-prescription fraud, urge regular PMP checks
Summary
A Texas State Board of Pharmacy staff member warned that prescribers' prescription software can be hacked to create fraudulent controlled-substance prescriptions and urged pharmacists and prescribers to verify unusual orders and routinely check the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program.
A staff member for the Texas State Board of Pharmacy warned that prescription-writing software can be targeted by hackers to create fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances and urged pharmacists and prescribers to verify unusual orders before dispensing.
The official said pharmacies and pharmacists can identify this form of diversion by contacting the prescribing practitioner to confirm unusual…
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