Get the latest tech news

Feds arrest Adderall telehealth CEO under Controlled Substances Act


Done promised easy Adderall prescriptions. The DOJ says its execs committed fraud.

According to the indictment filed on Thursday in California’s Northern District, He and Brody “conspired to defraud pharmacies and Medicare” by prescribing Adderall and other stimulants to patients who didn’t have ADHD. In 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration implemented temporary exceptions to the Ryan Haight Act — which, charging documents claim, Done executives took advantage of, issuing more than 40 million prescriptions since 2020. But the company also used “deceptive social media advertisements” emphasizing the ease with which Done members could get Adderall prescriptions to intentionally target “drug-seeking patients,” charging documents claim.

Get the Android app

Or read this on The Verge

Read more on:

Photo of Feds

Feds

Related news:

News photo

Feds tell Zoox to send more info about autonomous vehicles suddenly braking

News photo

Feds Add Nine More Incidents To Waymo Robotaxi Investigation

News photo

Feds add nine more incidents to Waymo robotaxi investigation