“We will continue to tighten the control system.” This is what Federal Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit) said after a Flemish pharmacist revealed to HLN how he committed fraud of 250,000 euros. According to RIZIV, which must check whether pharmacists follow the rules, fraudsters can sometimes remain under the radar for a long time “due to the large number of files and limited resources”.

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