Berlin Doctor Charged for Illegally Prescribing Addictive Painkiller
Prosecutors allege the 80-year-old physician issued 273 Tilidin prescriptions without medical justification, violating drug laws and causing financial losses to insurers.
- The Berlin-based general practitioner is accused of prescribing the highly addictive painkiller Tilidin 273 times between 2018 and 2021 without valid medical reasons.
- Prosecutors claim the prescriptions often exceeded therapeutic limits and may have exacerbated patients' addiction issues.
- The alleged actions caused an estimated financial loss of €7,800 to public health insurers, according to the charges.
- The doctor had her authorization to prescribe controlled substances revoked in May 2023 following the investigation.
- In a separate case, the physician was convicted in 2024 for falsifying health certificates and violating COVID-19 regulations, receiving a one-year suspended sentence, which is under appeal.
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