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Member: Yasmin Virji, R.Ph.
At a hearing on June 6, 2012, a
Panel of the Discipline Committee
found Ms. Virji guilty of professional
misconduct. The allegations of
professional misconduct against Ms.
Virji related to engaging in long-term
unauthorized dispensing in the form
of fraudulent prescriptions that she
submitted for reimbursement but
did not actually dispense, as well
as engaging in other unauthorized
dispensing practices, including
dispensing drugs to self-prescribing
physicians and their family members.
The Panel imposed a penalty which
included:
• A reprimand;
• Directing the Registrar to impose
specified terms, conditions or
limitations on the Member’s
Certificate of Registration, and in
particular:
• that she complete successfully,
at her own expense, within 12
months of the date of the Order,
the ProBE Program – Professional/
Problem Based Ethics, offered
by The Centre for Personalized
Education for Physicians, or
equivalent program acceptable to
the College
• for a period of three years from the
date of the Order, that she shall:
o be prohibited from having any
proprietary interest in a pharmacy
of any kind;
o be prohibited from acting as
a Designated Manager in any
pharmacy;
o be prohibited from receiving any
remuneration for her work as
a pharmacist other than remuneration
based only on hourly
or weekly rates, and not on the
basis of any incentive or bonus
for prescription sales;
o notify the College in writing of
any employment in a pharmacy;
and
o ensure that her employers
confirm in writing to the College
that they have received and
reviewed a copy of the Discipline
Committee Panel’s decision in
this matter and their Order, and
confirming the nature of the
Member’s remuneration.
• A suspension of seven months,
with one month of the suspension
to be remitted on condition that
the Member complete the remedial
training;
• Costs to the College in the amount
of $7,500.
Member: Marianne Songgadan, R.Ph.
At a hearing on November 9, 2012,
a Panel of the Discipline Committee
found Ms. Songgadan guilty
of professional misconduct. The
allegations of professional misconduct
against Ms. Songgadan related
to unauthorized access, use and/or
disclosure of health information.
The Panel imposed a penalty which
included:
• A reprimand;
• Directing the Registrar to impose
specified terms, conditions or
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