A Davenport doctor is defending his record after a CBS News investigation found his name on a prescription they ordered online without meeting or talking to him.
The Iowa Board of Medicine is now looking into it.
The CBS News investigation looked into pain and scar creams marketed to military personnel. The reporter ordered some of the cream over the internet and received some prescribed by Dr. Paul Bolger.
In a statement to News Eight, Dr. Bolger said,"I did not know anything about how much was being charged for these compounds, none of which contained any controlled ingredients. I understood the patients had first been screened by medical professionals and I was to review each case, which I did, and receive $50 or less for each review," he said, "I have done everything I can to provide and promote high quality medical care here in the Quad Cities for many years, whether in the emergency room or at the clinic. That includes our military veterans who I've always dropped everything to care for. In looking back, I should have verified my understanding that the patients had, in fact, been seen by qualified healthcare providers before I signed those prescriptions. I sincerely regret I did not live up to my own high standards, and last week I personally suggested the Iowa Board of Medicine review my handling of these prescriptions."