Pharmacist Registrant 9

The Inquiry Committee, pursuant to section 36 of the Health Professions Act, has reached a new agreement with the pharmacist registrant, whereby the registrant consented to undertakings involving regular medical monitoring for fitness to practice pharmacy. The undertakings in the agreement include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Informing all managers and employers with whom the registrant gains employment of the registrant’s medical condition and the need to maintain vigilance with respect to recovery and the possibility of relapse, and the limits and conditions on registration pursuant to the agreement;
     
  • Ensuring that all managers and employers with whom the registrant gains employment submit a written statement to the College declaring awareness of the registrant’s medical condition and the agreement;
     
  • Being restricted from the following roles in practice:
    • Manager of a pharmacy;
    • Direct or indirect owner of a pharmacy; and
    • Preceptor for pharmacy students and/or international pharmacy graduates;
       
  • Notifying the College of:
    • all changes in places of employment as a pharmacist;
    • all changes in residential address and phone number; and
    • all changes in medical providers.

The name of the registrant has been withheld in accordance with section 39.3(4)(a) of the Health Professions Act for the purposes of not identifying the personal health information of the registrant respecting the condition. The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the undertakings will protect the public.

March 22, 2021
(June 29, 2021 - Limits and Conditions Updated)

Pharmacist Registrant 9 has satisfied the terms of an agreement reached with the Inquiry Committee dated March 23, 2016. Limits and conditions on pharmacist registrant’s registration as a pharmacist have now been removed. The pharmacist registrant’s name has been withheld pursuant to 39.3(4) of the Health Professions Act.

March 23, 2016
(March 22, 2021 – Limits and conditions removed)

The Inquiry Committee, pursuant to Section 36 of the Health Professions Act, has reached a new agreement with the pharmacist registrant for an additional five year period until March 23, 2021, whereby the registrant consented to undertakings involving regular medical monitoring for fitness to practice pharmacy. The undertakings in the agreement include, but are not limited to the following:

  1. Informing all managers and employers with whom he gains employment of his medical condition and the need to maintain vigilance with respect to recovery and the possibility of relapse, and the limits and conditions on his registration pursuant to the agreement;

  2. Ensuring that all managers and employers with whom he gains employment submits a written statement to the College declaring their awareness of his medical condition and the agreement;

  3. Being restricted from the following roles in his practice:

    1. an owner or manager of a pharmacy;
    2. a director of a corporation that owns a pharmacy; and
    3. a preceptor.

     

  4. Notifying the College of:

    1. all changes in his places of employment as a pharmacist
    2. all changes in residential address and phone number; and
    3. all changes in medical providers

The name of the registrant has been withheld in accordance with section 39.3 (4) (a) of the Health Professions Act for the purposes of not identifying the personal health information of the Registrant respecting the condition. The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the undertakings will protect the public.

August 6, 2015
(March 23, 2016 - Limits and Conditions Updated)

The Inquiry Committee, pursuant to Section 36 of the Health Professions Act, has reached an agreement with the pharmacist registrant to remove the following undertakings:

  1. To return to work gradually, in accordance with the recommendations of his physician;
  2. To not work alone for a period of six months after returning to work in a pharmacy setting, meaning that he must never be the sole pharmacist in attendance at any time and that there must be another pharmacist in good standing working with him at all times;
  3. Not being involved in the dispensing, ordering, contact, destruction, counting or otherwise handling of opiate and benzodiazepine type medications.

The remainder of the undertakings are in effect until further notice.  The pharmacist registrant’s name has been withheld in accordance with section 39.3 (4) (a) of the Health Professions Act.

August 19, 2014
(August 6, 2015 – Partial undertakings removed)

The Inquiry Committee, pursuant to Section 36 of the Health Professions Act, has reached an agreement with the pharmacist registrant whereby the registrant consented to undertakings involving regular monitoring for fitness to practice pharmacy. The undertakings include, but are not limited to:

  1. Routine and random medical monitoring;

  2. Informing all managers and employers with whom he gains employment of his medical condition and the need to maintain vigilance with respect to recovery and the possibility of relapse, and the limits and conditions on his registration pursuant to the agreement;

  3. Ensuring that all managers and employers with whom he gains employment submits a written statement to the College declaring their awareness of his medical condition and the agreement;

  4. To return to work gradually, in accordance with the recommendations of his physician;

  5. To not work alone for a period of six months after returning to work in a pharmacy setting, meaning that he must never be the sole pharmacist in attendance at any time and that there must be another pharmacist in good standing working with him at all times;

  6. Not being involved in the dispensing, ordering, contact, destruction, counting or otherwise handling of opiate and benzodiazepine type medications;

  7. Being restricted from the following roles in his practice:

    1. an owner or manager of a pharmacy;
    2. a director of a corporation that owns a pharmacy; and
    3. a preceptor.

     

  8. Notifying the College of:

    1. all changes in his places of employment as a pharmacist
    2. all changes in residential address and phone number; and
    3. all changes in medical provider.

The agreement will remain in place for a minimum of two years of continuous pharmacy practice. The name of the Registrant has been withheld in accordance with section 39.3 (4) (a) of the Health Professions Act for the purposes of not identifying the personal health information of the Registrant respecting the condition. The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the undertakings will protect the public.

March 15, 2011
(August 19, 2014 – Registration reinstated)

The Inquiry Committee, pursuant to Section 36 of the Health Professions Act, has reached an agreement with the pharmacist registrant to suspend his registration as a pharmacist effective March 15, 2011. The agreement remains in effect until further notice. The Inquiry Committee considers the agreement necessary to protect the public. The pharmacist registrant's name has been withheld pursuant to 39.3(4) of the Health Professions Act. 

 

Date of Dispositions: 
Tuesday, June 29, 2021