A Grande Prairie pharmacist has been suspended for 30 months after being found guilty of unprofessional conduct.
After a hearing tribunal for the Alberta College of Pharmacy, pharmacist Emery Ostrosky was placed under a 30-month suspension, along with other sanctions.
Officials say Ostrosky was found to have stolen from his pharmacy employer; diverted drugs including narcotics, amphetamines, and erectile dysfunction drugs, for a personal friend, family members, and himself without valid prescriptions; forged prescriptions, and created false transaction records while practicing in Grande Prairie.
The tribunal found that Ostrosky’s actions had “breached his statutory and regulatory obligations to the ACP, created the potential for patient harm, undermined the integrity of the profession, and failed to fulfill the professional and ethical judgment expected of a pharmacist in Alberta.”
Ostrosky accepted responsibility for his conduct during the investigation and officials say he did not “substantively dispute” any of the allegations.
Now, Ostrosky faces a number of sanctions ordered by the tribunal including the suspension of his practice permit for 30 months, a 10-year prohibition from owning, licensing, or being a proprietor of a pharmacy, thousands in fines, a minimum of 500 hours of supervision upon the reinstatement of his practice permit, and several others. college
