How much trouble can a secretary get into if caught calling the pharmacy w/a fake Rx from the Dr's office?

Question

Is it a felony or a misdemeanor if the secretary at the dr's office calls in a prescription for narcotics (pain pills, valium, sleeping pills...) to the pharmacy w/o the dr's knowledge? What are the penalties? What about going across the boarder to get them, are there consequences?

Answer 1

If you acted on this already and was charged, you can be confident that you will never work in the medical field again as a receptionist or a doctor.
2.The crime that you are describing is prescription fraud, a felony offense. It would result in the loss of your civil rights, including your right to vote, your ability to sit on a jury, and your right to own, use, or possess a firearm. Felony drug charge that results in a conviction normally cause the immediate two-year suspension of your privilege to drive. Convicted felons are often prohibited from employment in occupations involving the handling of money or valuables, as their honesty and trustworthiness is forever suspect. Likewise, a felony conviction is a significant barrier if you later decide to pursue a professional discipline such as medicine, nursing, teaching, real estate sales, financial services, or the practice of law. Even if you are already licensed in a profession, a subsequent felony conviction would most likely trigger a review of your "character and fitness" and jeopardize your ability to continue to work within that field.

3. If you made the order over the phone, it makes it a more criminal offense as you used a telephone communications wire in the commission of the crime.

Answer 2

As far as calling in the script to the pharmacy you can get in serious trouble its a felony and punishable by prison time whether or not you work for the doctor. For going across the boarder to get drugs without a prescription you will also recieve a felony charge punishable by prison time.

Answer 3

Narcotics = felony, other meds = misdemeanor, not to mention a loss of job & never being able to work in that field again. Many pharmacies call to verify narcotic Rx's or have some type of computer verification. Some states do not allow call-in Rx for narcotics.

Its not worth it regardless.

Answer 4

Do not use a phony Rx in US. You will get in more trouble than you want. And don't let anyone talk you into it. If you are on the Mexican border, you can cross and get an Rx from a doctor over there for a small fee and cross reasonable amounts of reasonable drugs. Always declare your "medicine" you are crossing. You don't want to go to jail in Mexico. There are usually people standing around willing to direct you to the proper place. There are also ways online.

Answer 5

You are in trouble, to say the least. I wouldn't do that if I were you, or whoever is doing it.

She is impersonating her boss, she is doling out a controlled substance and could be arrested on a drug charge and serve jail time. Yeah, going across the border is no different if you're caught.

Answer 6

Trouble is something inherent to life, never prepare the solution for trouble, only do planning (the difference is that you plan when you face a difficult task, you worry when you simply desire to avoid trouble)

I try to find the definition for "economic life" but I need to sacrifice some tabs which is about interesting subject, "the mind is a function, personality is subjective, so is though"

Answer 7

it's a felony....pretending to be a Dr is againt the law, as is writing prescriptions for drugs. Going across what border ??? Mexico or Canada ??? I'm pretty sure Canada has more laws against phony Dr's than Mexico does...
Fraud, is fraud, is fraud...

Answer 8

Probably a felony with some jail time.

Answer 9

It is a felony. Jail time! Not worth it!