The White House Medical Unit during Donald Trump‘s administration gave out drugs, including controlled substances, to ineligible staff members and spent tens of thousands of dollars on brand-name drugs.
According to a report from the Pentagon released earlier this year, the medical unit, which was part of the White House Military Office, did not abide by federal government and Department of Defense guidelines.
The report stated that the amount it spent on brand-name drugs was much more than the amount that generic equivalents would have cost.
It was discovered that ineligible staffers had been granted free specialty care and surgery at military medical facilities and that they were provided with prescription drugs, like controlled substances, which had been done in violation of federal law.
“The White House Medical Unit’s pharmaceutical management practices ineffectively used DoD funds by obtaining brand‑name medications instead of generic equivalents and increased the...
According to a report from the Pentagon released earlier this year, the medical unit, which was part of the White House Military Office, did not abide by federal government and Department of Defense guidelines.
The report stated that the amount it spent on brand-name drugs was much more than the amount that generic equivalents would have cost.
It was discovered that ineligible staffers had been granted free specialty care and surgery at military medical facilities and that they were provided with prescription drugs, like controlled substances, which had been done in violation of federal law.
“The White House Medical Unit’s pharmaceutical management practices ineffectively used DoD funds by obtaining brand‑name medications instead of generic equivalents and increased the...
- 3/4/2024
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