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Pharmacist?s License Cancelled for Dispensing $30,000 AAS to a Single Customer
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The abuse of controlled substances such as anabolic steroids could be prevented or at least lessened if those people signing and filling prescriptions will be more cautious. There are many instances where doctors allow their patients to buy steroids more than what they need. Moreover, some doctors also connived with steroid online sites by signing prescriptions even without conducting actual examination of the patients.
These schemes give the patients or customers the freedom to buy steroids even if they don?t have any valid medical condition to treat. Most of the time, these are used to build muscles and strength.
Pharmacies Dispensing Controlled Drugs
While doctors signing prescription for steroids should be held liable, people who fill these prescriptions are also accountable. Authorities are keeping an eye on pharmacies involved in questionable dispensing of controlled medicines. In Florida for example, health and federal authorities raided and closed a famous pharmacy for dispensing thousands of anabolic steroids and controlled substances. It was learned that the prescriptions came from doctors who did not follow the required protocols in signing prescriptions.
A similar case was also reported in Queensland, Australia. A pharmacist was sanctioned for dispensing excessive amount of steroids to a single patient. The Queensland Civil and Administration Tribunal (QCAT) revoked the license of Pharmacist Jeffrey James Brenton for unsatisfactory professional conduct. He was also required to pay the cost of proceedings.
$30,000 Worth of Steroids for One Customer
According to the report of the Courier Mail, Trenton dispensed at least $30,000 worth of steroids to a single customer from January 2006 and July 2008. This is despite the questionable doses bought from him during that period. Though Trenton called the doctor who made the prescriptions, he still continued dispensing the controlled substance even if he knows it could be misused or abused. The amount of steroids is well beyond any therapeutic use said the court.
Judge Fluer Kingham said in his decision that the pharmacist provided health services which were excessive, unnecessary or not reasonably required for the patient?s well-being. The judge noted that Trenton is in the business for many years and should have acted more prudent. Trenton has been practicing his profession for 50 years and managed 7 pharmacies. He also dispensed for two hospitals. ?After such a lengthy career, apparently without any other transgression, it is regrettable it has ended this way,? said the judge.
Pharmacist Called the Doctor
The judge considered in his decision the initiative of Trenton to call the doctor prescribing those steroids. According to the report, the said patient purchased steroids on a daily basis or in some cases within a few days after his last purchase. ?It is to Mr. Brenton?s credit that he inquired of the dispensing doctor, and on more than one occasion,? the judge said.
However, the judge noted that the pharmacist can?t get rid of his responsibility by relying on reassurances from the doctor that the patient knows what he is doing and can handle it.
The Medical Board of Australia was already informed about the participation of the doctor. If found guilty similar sanctions might be imposed against him for allowing his patient to buy steroids beyond the patient?s medical needs.
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The abuse of controlled substances such as anabolic steroids could be prevented or at least lessened if those people signing and filling prescriptions will be more cautious. There are many instances where doctors allow their patients to buy steroids more than what they need. Moreover, some doctors also connived with steroid online sites by signing prescriptions even without conducting actual examination of the patients.
These schemes give the patients or customers the freedom to buy steroids even if they don?t have any valid medical condition to treat. Most of the time, these are used to build muscles and strength.
Pharmacies Dispensing Controlled Drugs
While doctors signing prescription for steroids should be held liable, people who fill these prescriptions are also accountable. Authorities are keeping an eye on pharmacies involved in questionable dispensing of controlled medicines. In Florida for example, health and federal authorities raided and closed a famous pharmacy for dispensing thousands of anabolic steroids and controlled substances. It was learned that the prescriptions came from doctors who did not follow the required protocols in signing prescriptions.
A similar case was also reported in Queensland, Australia. A pharmacist was sanctioned for dispensing excessive amount of steroids to a single patient. The Queensland Civil and Administration Tribunal (QCAT) revoked the license of Pharmacist Jeffrey James Brenton for unsatisfactory professional conduct. He was also required to pay the cost of proceedings.
$30,000 Worth of Steroids for One Customer
According to the report of the Courier Mail, Trenton dispensed at least $30,000 worth of steroids to a single customer from January 2006 and July 2008. This is despite the questionable doses bought from him during that period. Though Trenton called the doctor who made the prescriptions, he still continued dispensing the controlled substance even if he knows it could be misused or abused. The amount of steroids is well beyond any therapeutic use said the court.
Judge Fluer Kingham said in his decision that the pharmacist provided health services which were excessive, unnecessary or not reasonably required for the patient?s well-being. The judge noted that Trenton is in the business for many years and should have acted more prudent. Trenton has been practicing his profession for 50 years and managed 7 pharmacies. He also dispensed for two hospitals. ?After such a lengthy career, apparently without any other transgression, it is regrettable it has ended this way,? said the judge.
Pharmacist Called the Doctor
The judge considered in his decision the initiative of Trenton to call the doctor prescribing those steroids. According to the report, the said patient purchased steroids on a daily basis or in some cases within a few days after his last purchase. ?It is to Mr. Brenton?s credit that he inquired of the dispensing doctor, and on more than one occasion,? the judge said.
However, the judge noted that the pharmacist can?t get rid of his responsibility by relying on reassurances from the doctor that the patient knows what he is doing and can handle it.
The Medical Board of Australia was already informed about the participation of the doctor. If found guilty similar sanctions might be imposed against him for allowing his patient to buy steroids beyond the patient?s medical needs.