A federal jury has convicted Ruthia He, the founder of the telehealth startup Done Global, for orchestrating a scheme that transformed the company into an unrestricted source for Adderall prescriptions. Prosecutors argued that this case highlighted serious abuses in online mental health care, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) is the largest manufacturer of brand-name and generic Adderall, the most commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

In June 2024, Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and TikTok banned Done Global from advertising on their platforms amid a widening federal crackdown on the telehealth company's distribution of Adderall and other stimulants.

Jurors concluded that He and Done's former top medical officer, David Brody, conspired to distribute controlled ...