It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact impact will not be clear immediately.
The health minister said that advertising and social media hype had fuelled American demand for Ozempic, and B.C. pharmacies that ship products by mail have enabled it and created an “unacceptable situation.”
Dr. Tiffany Czilli’s pharmacy had no medications on site and operated only for one hour a week. Its sole purpose was to bill for medication reviews that were either not done or were non-compliant, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal.
