Support for GP who wrote prescriptions for sister’s cat

[Northerner]

The partners at Banbury’s Horsefair surgery have 
offered their full support to a GP who was featured in a national newspaper report this week after she prescribed drugs for her sister’s cat.

The Mail Online carried an article on Saturday that stated GP Liz Dawson, 35, had been reported to the General Medical Council (GMC) by a whistleblower after writing five insulin prescriptions for her sister’s cat because she thought the vet’s fees were too expensive.

The paper said Dr Dawson submitted five private prescriptions for insulin, needles and chemotherapy tablets to Cox and Robinson pharmacy in South Bar between June and December 2013.

The article said all the items were charged at cost and the prescriptions were made out ‘for use in my practice’ – despite being intended for the cat.

http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/ne...rote-prescriptions-for-sister-s-cat-1-6171326

 

[HOBIE]

That's bad news. I will bet she isn't the only one 🙄

 

[Sally71]

I've always wondered how bodybuilders etc can abuse insulin when they aren't diabetic. As it's a prescription only drug how do they get hold of it? Do they rob chemists shops or do they have dodgy GPs like this? Or can they buy it online somehow?

However they do it it's rather scary!