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UC SHIP | www.ucop.edu/ucship Prescription Fraud Scheme—What You Need to Know What We Know About This Issue • We have been informed that a company called “California Clinical Trials LLC” is specifically advertising to students enrolled in UC SHIP to enroll them in a “clinical trial” of topical pain creams. These ads have appeared on Facebook and have offered UC SHIP members up to $550 to enroll in their “clinical trial.” We believe that students may have been misled into believing that this “clinical trial” was associated with UC SHIP, which it is not. This company and its activities have absolutely no relationship to the University of California. • We understand that a company called “PharmaPro Solutions” has appeared at job or recruiting fairs to solicit UC students to apply for jobs as sales representatives. As part of the “employment application,” we understand that PharmaPro representatives have asked students to provide UC SHIP insurance numbers and other health information. Shortly thereafter, the student begins to receive prescription topical pain creams in the mail from a mail-order pharmacy, even though the student did not ask for the prescription and did not consult with a doctor or pharmacist. This company and its activities have absolutely no relationship to the University of California. • We believe that PharmaPro Solutions or another company may be tabling or setting up unauthorized booths at or around UC campuses and offering “free samples” of these topical pain creams. In exchange for the sample, the company is believed to be requesting UC SHIP membership information. Again, these activities have absolutely no relationship to the University of California. UC Office of the President believes that, once students’ UC SHIP membership information is collected, the scheme involves writing large numbers of fraudulent prescriptions for topical pain medications in the names of these students. The prescription medications involved include Dermacin, Inflammacin, Diclofex, Mebolic, Migranow, Inflammation Reduction Pak, Xelitral and possibly others. Most of these medications are packaged in kits consisting of a drug similar to ibuprofen (either as a topical solution or as pills), coupled with a second component, which is similar to an over-the-counter “Ben-Gay” or “Icy-Hot” cream. Mebolic is a prescription vitamin product, and Migranow is a kit composed of a generic migraine medication plus a topical cooling liquid similar to over-the-counter “Vic’s VapoRub.”

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Page 1: Prescription Fraud Scheme—What You Need to KnoPrescription Fraud Scheme—What You Need to Know What We Know About This Issue • We have been informed that a company called “California

UCSHIP|www.ucop.edu/ucship

PrescriptionFraudScheme—WhatYouNeedtoKnowWhatWeKnowAboutThisIssue• Wehavebeeninformedthatacompanycalled“CaliforniaClinicalTrialsLLC”is

specificallyadvertisingtostudentsenrolledinUCSHIPtoenrollthemina“clinicaltrial”oftopicalpaincreams.TheseadshaveappearedonFacebookandhaveofferedUCSHIPmembersupto$550toenrollintheir“clinicaltrial.”Webelievethatstudentsmayhavebeenmisledintobelievingthatthis“clinicaltrial”wasassociatedwithUCSHIP,whichitisnot.ThiscompanyanditsactivitieshaveabsolutelynorelationshiptotheUniversityofCalifornia.

• Weunderstandthatacompanycalled“PharmaProSolutions”hasappearedatjoborrecruitingfairstosolicitUCstudentstoapplyforjobsassalesrepresentatives.Aspartofthe“employmentapplication,”weunderstandthatPharmaProrepresentativeshaveaskedstudentstoprovideUCSHIPinsurancenumbersandotherhealthinformation.Shortlythereafter,thestudentbeginstoreceiveprescriptiontopicalpaincreamsinthemailfromamail-orderpharmacy,eventhoughthestudentdidnotaskfortheprescriptionanddidnotconsultwithadoctororpharmacist.ThiscompanyanditsactivitieshaveabsolutelynorelationshiptotheUniversityofCalifornia.

• WebelievethatPharmaProSolutionsoranothercompanymaybetablingorsettingupunauthorizedboothsatoraroundUCcampusesandoffering“freesamples”ofthesetopicalpaincreams.Inexchangeforthesample,thecompanyisbelievedtoberequestingUCSHIPmembershipinformation.Again,theseactivitieshaveabsolutelynorelationshiptotheUniversityofCalifornia.

UCOfficeofthePresidentbelievesthat,oncestudents’UCSHIPmembershipinformationiscollected,theschemeinvolveswritinglargenumbersoffraudulentprescriptionsfortopicalpainmedicationsinthenamesofthesestudents.TheprescriptionmedicationsinvolvedincludeDermacin,Inflammacin,Diclofex,Mebolic,Migranow,InflammationReductionPak,Xelitralandpossiblyothers.Mostofthesemedicationsarepackagedinkitsconsistingofadrugsimilartoibuprofen(eitherasatopicalsolutionoraspills),coupledwithasecondcomponent,whichissimilartoanover-the-counter“Ben-Gay”or“Icy-Hot”cream.Mebolicisaprescriptionvitaminproduct,andMigranowisakitcomposedofagenericmigrainemedicationplusatopicalcoolingliquidsimilartoover-the-counter“Vic’sVapoRub.”

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WhatWeAreDoingUCSHIPuncoveredthisschemeandisconductinganin-depth,ongoinginvestigationwithourlegalcounselandlawenforcement.Wehavetakenimmediateactionstocutofftheprescribersandallthecompaniesandpersonsknowntouswhomaybeinvolvedinthisscheme,includingsuspendingparticipationofsuchprovidersandpharmaciesinourplan.Wearetakingadditional,preventiveactionswithrespecttothehigh-costdrugsandkitsinvolvedherethatareanemergingtargetforfraudandareplacingadditionalinternalcontrolsaroundUCSHIPclaims.Weareactivelypursuinglegalactionandworkingwithlawenforcementtoholdtheperpetratorsaccountable.IfyouhaveinformationthatmayassistlawenforcementortheUniversityinthismatter,pleasecontactyourcampusPoliceDepartment.ProtectingYourselfandYourInformationThisschemeappearssophisticatedandourinvestigationremainsactive,sowedonotknowallthefactsatthistime.Wearecontactingyounowbecauseyourwell-beingandprivacyareparamount.Weencourageyoutoobservethefollowingtipstokeepyourselfandyourinformationsafe.TheUniversitystronglyencouragesstudentsandthirdpartiestoverifyaresearcher’scredentialsandaffiliationbeforeparticipatinginanyclinicaltrial.MakesurethattheinformedconsentformyousignlistsanInstitutionalReviewBoard,orEthicsCommittee,andcontactthemtomakesurethestudyislegitimate.Informationaboutlegitimateclinicaltrialscanalsobefoundatwww.clinicaltrials.gov.UCrunsmanyclinicaltrials,andtheyareabsolutelyessentialtoensuringtheadvancementofmedicine.Agenuineclinicaltrialhasimportantprotectionsforitsenrollees.Atrueclinicaltrialwillrarelyofferlargesumsofmoneyforparticipants.Itisimportantthatyouprotectyourpersonallyidentifyinginformation(healthinsuranceID,SocialSecuritynumber,bankaccountinformation,etc.)atalltimesfromunauthorizeduse.Yourhealthplaninformationandmedicalidentitycanbevaluabletoanidentitythief.Asaresult,pleasetakeprecautionsincluding:

• NeverprovideyourhealthinsuranceIDorSocialSecuritynumbertosomeoneyoudon’tknow.Also,asarule,avoidsharingsensitiveinformationoveremailorthroughsocialmedia.

• Bewaryifsomeoneoffersyou“free”healthservicesorproductsbutrequiresyoutoprovideyourhealthplanIDnumber.Medicalidentitythievesmaypretendtoworkforaninsurancecompany,doctors’offices,clinicorpharmacytotrytotrickyouintorevealingsensitiveinformation.

• Keeppaperandelectroniccopiesofyourmedicalandhealthinsurancerecordsinasafeplace.Shredoutdatedhealthinsuranceforms,prescription

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
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andphysicianstatements,andthelabelsfromprescriptionbottlesbeforeyouthrowthemout.

• Beforeyouprovidesensitivepersonalinformationtoawebsitethatasksforyoursocialsecuritynumber,insuranceaccountnumbersordetailsaboutyourhealth,findoutwhytheinformationisneeded,howitwillbekeptsafe,whetheritwillbesharedandwithwhom.Ifyoudecidetoshareyourinformationonline,firstreadtheprivacypolicyonthewebsite,andlookforalockicononthebrowser’sstatusbaroraURLthatbegins“https.”The“s”isforsecure.

Wealsowanttoalertyoutoresourcesforprotectingyouridentity.StudentsenrolledinUCSHIPhaveaccesstoAllClearIDviaAnthem.StudentscancontactAllClearIDathttps://anthemcares.allclearid.com,or(855)227-9830,(Mon.throughSat.8:00a.m.to8:00p.mCentralTime).Servicesincludethefollowing:

• IdentityTheftRepairAssistance:Shouldastudentexperiencefraud,aninvestigatorwilldotheworktorecoverfinanciallosses,restorethestudent’screditandensurethestudent’sidentityisreturnedtoitspropercondition.Thisassistancewillcoveranyfraudthathasoccurredsincetheincidentfirstbegan.

• CreditMonitoring:Atnocost,studentsmayalsoenrollinadditionalprotections,includingcreditmonitoring.Creditmonitoringalertsconsumerswhenbanksandcreditorsusetheiridentitytoopennewcreditaccounts.

• ChildIdentityProtection:Child-specificidentityprotectionserviceswillalsobeofferedtoanystudentswithchildreninsuredthroughtheirAnthemplan.

• Identitytheftinsurance:Forindividualswhoenroll,thecompanyhasarrangedfor$1,000,000inidentitytheftinsurance,whereallowedbylaw.

• Identitytheftmonitoring/frauddetection:Forstudentswhoenroll,datasuchascreditcardnumbers,SocialSecuritynumbersandemailswillbescannedagainstaggregateddatasourcesmaintainedbytopsecurityresearchersthatcontainstolenandcompromisedindividualdata,inordertolookforanyindicationthatthestudents’datahasbeencompromised.

• PhoneAlerts:Individualswhoregisterforthisserviceandprovidetheircontactinformationwillreceiveanalertwhenthereisanotificationfromacreditbureau,orwhenitappearsfromidentitytheftmonitoring.

Aswegatherquestionsfromstudents,wewillbeupdatingtheFrequentlyAskedQuestionsdocument.Weappreciateyourattentiontothisimportantmatter.

http://www.ucop.edu/ucship/files/Sample-ID-Theft-Protection-Addendum.pdf
https://anthemcares.allclearid.com/
http://www.ucop.edu/ucship/files/suspicious-activity-FAQs.pdf
http://www.ucop.edu/ucship/files/suspicious-activity-FAQs.pdf

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