THE Medical Board of Australia has reported that the WA State Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner, Kenneth Charles Lee for self-prescribing medication, prescribing in the name of his partner (at the time) for personal consumption and for prescribing for his partner.
Lee admitted to self-diagnosis as well as self-prescribing Schedule 4 medications including Eformoterol, Pramipexole, Clonidine, Colchicine, Liothyronine, Testosterone, Desvenlafaxine and Mirtazapine.
In addition, he admitted to prescribing S4 drugs for his partner when they were for his own use.
He presented the scripts to various pharmacies and failed to keep appropriate records although the medications were not inappropriate or in excessive quantities.
As well as the reprimand, Lee was ordered to pay $4,000 costs, the Board's costs of $2,500 and submit to conditions around prescribing.
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