BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA — The College of Physicians \u0026 Surgeons of Nova Scotia has suspended a doctor it says was responsible for thousands of prescriptions of the…
“We also appreciate the actions of the B.C. College of Pharmacists, which acted swiftly, informing its Nova Scotian colleagues about the very serious concerns surrounding the high number of Ozempic prescriptions emanating from that province,” Dix said in a statement.
Grant said the college has suspended the doctor’s licence on an “interim” basis and launched a full investigation, calling it a “serious matter.” Grant said it’s incumbent on doctors licensed in Nova Scotia to uphold proper prescription practices “whether the care is delivered in-person or by way of virtual medicine.”
Dix said that typically only a small percentage of prescriptions in B.C. get filled for non-residents, but fears of shortages in the province ramped up when it was found upwards of 15 per cent of Ozempic prescriptions were going across the border.
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