Indian-origin doctor faces British medical tribunal for prescribing medicine to Relative
London: An Indian-origin doctor in the UK will appear before a medical tribunal for prescribing medicines to close relatives by breaching strict rules of British medical council which termed his action as "misleading and dishonest".
Dr Srinivas Rao Dharmana, 45, from Liverpool in England, was referred to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service by the UK's General Medical Council (GMC) for prescribing methadone to a family member, referred to as "Patient A", on three occasions between December 2011 and May 2013.
Under GMC guidelines, General Practitioner (GP)s "must" avoid prescribing medicine for themselves or anyone with whom they have a close personal relationship.
"It is alleged that his actions in this regard were misleading and dishonest," the GMC said.
He has also received a police caution in the past over a prescription for another patient, referred to as "Patient B", Liverpool Echo reported.
A spokesperson from local Merseyside Police confirmed he had been cautioned for supplying buprenorphine, a Class C drug similar to methadone.
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