Health Minister Christine Elliott says it is not the province’s job to catch pharmacists who deal drugs, including powerful opioids that are contributing to an epidemic of fatal overdoses. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it is not the province’s job to catch pharmacists who deal drugs. The Ontario College of Pharmacists, which sanctioned each of the 15 pharmacists caught dealing drugs, investigates pharmacists for wrongdoing following complaints. “The College relies on information reported to us from law enforcement, other regulatory agencies such as Health Canada, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, health professionals and members of the public,” the statement read. A Health Canada spokesperson previously said that it received only 17 suspicious activity reports about pharmacies from 2013-2017.

Source: thestar September 27, 2018 22:07 UTC