What can we do

emilyt

My neighbour was telling me today that her brother is selling laxatives on E-bay that the doctor has prescribed for him.
He no longer needs the prescription but as he doesn't pay for it he thinks it is ok to carry on getting it and sell it on e-bay.
My neighbour has told him it is wrong but he won't listen.
How can we stop him. You can buy this item over the counter for £11.99 and he sells for £9.99.
Makes me so cross as it is tax payers money paying for his prescription in the first place.
So what can i advise her to do.

susplum

Try calling the doctors surgery, if they cant tell you what to do at least they will let his GP know and he may stop getting them.

I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that you couldn't sell prescription meds on ebay, so maybe e-mailing them as well would help.

Jeewhizz

emilyt wrote:

You can buy this item over the counter for £11.99 and he sells for £9.99.
Makes me so cross as it is tax payers money paying for his prescription in the first place.

If you can buy it over the counter, then it's not a prescription-only drug, - i'm not sure what ebay's stance is on over the counter medication.

jennyjelly

There are no UK sellers laxatives listed on ebay for £9.99 atm or in the completed listings, so maybe he has stopped.

If he is still doing it I think you should report it to your local area health authority.

I have to pay for prescriptions and it really pees me off that someone who gets them free is abusing the system so blatantly and making a profit from OUR money.

emilyt

yes its still there. Normacol plus £7.99 plus £2.00 p&p.

Sugar_Coated_Owl

:mad: That is so wrong! :mad: I would be inclined to inform his Doctor's surgery.

cracker1979

If he doesnt pay for the prescription because he is on benefits etc then you could try the DWP or whatever its called these days, they are very very keen to catch benefit cheats these days

https://secure.dwp.gov.uk/benefitfraud/

tsharp

Firebomb his car.

Or call the doctor's surgery, but with patient confidentiality etc, they might not pass the info on...

funkyfunkymonkey

cracker1979 wrote:

If he doesnt pay for the prescription because he is on benefits etc then you could try the DWP or whatever its called these days, they are very very keen to catch benefit cheats these days

https://secure.dwp.gov.uk/benefitfraud/

Surely he can't be on benefits (if I've looked at the correct seller), they had a turnover of £1000 + in the last 30 days.

FFM

docij

He doesn't need to be on benefits to get free prescriptions.

He is probably taking other medication (e.g for his heart, diabetes etc) which entitles him to a medical exemption certificate because he has to take them for life. He can then have all his prescriptions free even if the medication is not related to the life long condition.

I agree that re-selling his medication is unethical and should be reported.

Sugar_Coated_Owl

They might not be claiming any benefits. I wouldn't have thought so. It looks as if they are operating a business.