Judge ‘completely satisfied that significant issues’ of public and patient safety arose to necessitate interim suspension orders
Mr Justice David Barniville was “completely satisfied that significant issues of public safety and patient safety” arose to necessitate the interim suspension orders. It was not the court’s function in this application to make findings of fact, as this task will fall in time to the council’s fitness to practise committee or another court if the claims are referred on, said the judge.
Mr Justice Barniville said the council was briefed earlier this year on a claim the dentist sold botox products and weight loss/antidiabetic drug Ozempic to a woman without a prescription. In his ruling, Mr Justice Barniville said, while he was not tasked with making findings of facts, he could not ignore the fact that there is evidence that appears to show that the man sold a botulinum toxin product that is not licensed for sale or supply in Ireland.
Mr Justice Barniville said the council alleges the claims amount to a “black market” supply of medicines on a large-scale basis. The judge was satisfied the allegations disclose a “real and substantial immediate risk to the public”.