e-factsheet - Ontario College of Pharmacists

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case 1
Member: Wagdy Wadie Messeha Nagiub
Toronto ON
Hearing Date: February 8, 2001
The Discipline Committee found Mr. Nagiub guilty of
professional misconduct in that, as dispensing pharmacist
at Eldin IDA Pharmacy at 2376 Eglinton Avenue
East, Scarborough, Ontario, on or about September 29,
1996, he dispensed prescription medication without
proper authority.
It was noted in an Agreed Statement of Facts that
the College had received a complaint against several
pharmacists, including Mr. Nagiub, concerning activities
at Eldin IDA Pharmacy from a third party payor.
The resulting investigation included reviewing an investigative
brief of the third party payor and interviews
with pharmacy staff and prescribing physicians.
Penalty:
The matter involved a pharmacist who dispensed medication
to an individual two times on the same day without
proper authorization from the prescriber.
Having considered the nature of the misconduct in
this case, the Committee determined the appropriate
penalty to be as follows:
1. A reprimand to be recorded on the Register
2. A fine of $1,500.00 to be paid within 90 days
of the hearing date
case 2
Member: Shroki Monir Aziz
Scarborough ON
Pharmacy Connection September·October 2001
Deciding on
Discipline
Hearing Date: April 5, 2001
The Discipline Committee found Mr. Aziz guilty of professional
misconduct in that:
1. Between on or about June 8, 1994 and October 27,
1996, while engaged in the practice of pharmacy at
Eldin IDA Pharmacy, Mr. Aziz dispensed or permitted
to be dispensed, prescription medications, without
proper authority
2. It was noted in an Agreed Statement of Facts that in
April 1997, the College received a formal complaint
against Mr. Aziz concerning his activities at Eldin
IDA Pharmacy from a third party payor. The
resulting investigation included reviewing an
investigative brief of the third party payor and
interviews with pharmacy staff, including Mr. Aziz
Penalty:
In considering penalty, the Committee pointed out that
this case involved unauthorized dispensing of prescriptions
including narcotics over an extended period of
time. All of the prescriptions were dispensed to various
members of one family. It was the Committee’s view
that this significant aggravating behaviour justified the
penalty that follows:
1. A reprimand to be recorded on the Register
2. A fine of $5,000.00 to be paid by October 5, 2001
3. A six-month suspension of Mr. Aziz’s certificate of
registration, two months of which will be remitted upon
the successful completion, at Mr. Aziz’s own expense, of
a practice review of the Quality Assurance Program of
the College; such practice review to be completed
within one year. Mr. Aziz may serve the remaining four
months as follows: he will serve two months, then