"Under UK law, Botox can only be supplied under prescription by a qualified medic following a face-to-face consultation with the patient, to check it is safe for them. But undercover BBC researchers caught several pharmacists trying to prescribe the medicine to beauticians to use on people who had not been clinically assessed. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) said it was continuing to review the BBC's evidence for its own investigation."
"East London pharmacist Cornelius Agoye from Rainham was filmed selling vials of Botox to an undercover BBC reporter who was posing as a beautician intending to inject a customers Mr Agoye asked the reporter to complete paperwork that would create a false record of a patient consultation taking place. He also told the BBC he was willing to illegally supply additional Botox under the same prescription to use on other patients - which constitutes fraud."
UK regulations require botulinum toxin (Botox) to be prescribed by a doctor, prescribing nurse, pharmacist, or dentist after an appropriate face-to-face clinical assessment, and to be supplied to an experienced injector. Undercover researchers recorded regulated pharmacists offering prescriptions and vials to beauticians without clinical assessments, with some suggesting skipping required consultations and creating false paperwork to fabricate patient records. One pharmacist sold vials, agreed to supply additional Botox under the same prescription, and later admitted conduct fell below professional standards. The General Pharmaceutical Council is reviewing evidence and stated it will take enforcement action when necessary to protect patient safety.
Read at www.bbc.com
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