Authorities shutter Vancouver pharmacy citing multiple violations of federal drug laws

Pedestrians walk past Health Hub Pharmacy, along Fraser Street in Vancouver, on June 27. The licence of the pharmacy and the college registration of pharmacist Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu are suspended effective Friday, according to the College of Pharmacists of B.C.

The college’s inquiry committee – which investigates complaints and determines a course of action – has yet to prove the allegations. However, the committee determined that “the evidence shows there is a real risk of harm to patients, pharmacy professionals or other members of the public” if the interim suspension order is not made. Further, the notice said Mr. Sidhu had been investigated for similar concerns in 2020.

Reached for comment, Mr. Sidhu said that Health Hub has never offered cash incentives to patients and that the pharmacy did not intentionally violate rules. “As soon as I knew about any issue, I took action to fix it right away,” he said. “I am complying with everything that the college has requested of me.”

In January and February, 2024, Vancouver Police officers working in the city’s Downtown Eastside interacted with a man the department described to The Globe as “engaging in activity that was consistent with dial-a-doping.” The term is used in reference to drug trafficking. On Feb. 28, 2024, both Health Canada and the college conducted concurrent, independent inspections. The federal department said it reassessed Health Hub’s compliance and implementation of corrective actions, and the pharmacy was found to be non-compliant. College inspectors identified “what appeared to be multiple breaches of provincial legislation and college practice standards,” the public notification said.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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