B.C. pharmacists sanctioned over opioid dispensing practices file court challenges
VANCOUVER — Two Vancouver pharmacists facing sanctions for alleged improper opioid dispensing practices are taking the College of Pharmacists of B.C. to court, claiming evidence was collected “improperly” during inspections by college investigators.
The college announced last month that it was limiting the practices of four pharmacists who worked at two Vancouver pharmacies over “serious” allegations of improper opioid dispensing and record keeping at the pharmacies.
College CEO Suzanne Solven said it was an “extraordinary step” to suspend pharmacy manager Karandeep Singh Chohan’s registration, and limit the practices of Charanjit Pal, Mamteshwari Latchman and Jennifer Van Bui before the college’s investigation was finished.
Latchman and Van Bui filed petitions in B.C. Supreme Court last month claiming the inspections of the pharmacies that led to its decision were done without “proper statutory authority” and that evidence was collected “improperly.”
