Anti-aging clinics are involved in doping scandals

Many anti-aging clinics are linked with steroid scandals. It’s not surprisingly because they supply sportspersons and bodybuilders with anabolic steroids and other related medications. When appropriate authorities raid anti-aging clinics and confiscate documents, they see that certain successful sport figures are clients of the clinics.
Recently some anti-aging clinics located in Miami were investigated. Federal agents found that the clinics offered prescription drugs for sale illegally. The clinics sold preparations for enhancement of muscle mass, weight loss, increase of endurance, etc.
According to the newspaper the Miami New Times, the anti-aging clinic Biogenesis was found guilty of illegal sale of doping products. Furthermore, such famous baseball players, as Alex Rodriquez and Melky Cabrera purchased doping products at Biogenesis of America. So, the anti-aging clinic turned out to be related to one of the biggest steroid scandals in baseball.
Medical records of Biogenesis were obtained from an employee of the clinic. The records were presented on the site of the newspaper Miami New Times. Journalists claimed that the employee who provided the records didn’t want to be identified.
It is reported that steroids, HGH, IGF-1 and other prescription medicines are widely sold illegally by anti-aging clinics. Furthermore, clinics hire physicians that provide fake prescriptions. Prescriptions for anabolic steroids and other related preparations are often given to clients without needed evaluation of their personal conditions. Moreover, physicians provide prescriptions even without seeing their patients. In additions to these aspects, certain corrupt physicians allow anti-aging clinics to utilize their prescription pads. So, anti-aging clinics sell steroids, painkillers and other prescription medications illegally, as if they acted legally.
When illicit operations of anti-aging clinics become evident, owners of clinics, doctors and several employees are sentenced to certain penalties. Nevertheless, the risk to receive punishment doesn’t stop clinics from their illicit operations. However proper authorities try to eradicate illegal sale of prescription preparations, their success is not yet significant.