A Dublin GP is facing five allegations of poor professional performance after he allegedly over-prescribed benzodiazepines for patients with anxiety and insomnia, a fitness to practise inquiry was told this morning.
The Medical Council hearing was told Dr Mohammed Ahmed Khan, with a practice in Wicklow Street, Dublin, prescribed the psychoactive drug for four patients over extended periods and up to four times the recommended dose.
Source: Fiona Gartland, Irish Times, 19/01/2012
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