THE Supreme Court of New South Wales has ordered that the pharmacy registration of Mina Attia be cancelled, upholding an earlier ruling that Attia was guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct around the sale of counterfeit Viagra tablets (PD 03 Jan 17).
In Mar this year, Attia brought an appeal against a decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal in favour of the Health Care Complaints Commission, delivered on 23 Dec 2016, cancelling his registration as a pharmacist and wholesaler after an investigation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) into the plaintiff's involvement in the wholesale purchase and on-sale of counterfeit Viagra.
The counterfeit Viagra was detected by a pharmacist at the Sydney Children's Hospital who was preparing the drug for some paediatric patients.
The supply of the drug was traced to a company known as Hillmear Trading Pty Ltd of which the plaintiff was the sole director.
Hillmear was a pharmaceutical wholesaler licensed to supply poisons and other restricted substances by wholesale for therapeutic use.
In turn, Hillmear purchased the tablets from a Mr Sajay Rai, who was not licensed to supply it.
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