Hearing 4507 for Naveed, Muhammad

Summary of Allegations

As a result of a referral by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee, it is alleged that Muhammad Naveed, while employed as a director, shareholder, owner, Designated Manager, and/or dispensing pharmacist at Erb St. I.D.A. Pharmacy (the “Pharmacy”) located at 6-347 Erb Street West, Waterloo, committed professional misconduct in that he:

• submitted (or permitted, consented to or approved, expressly or by implication, the submission of) false, misleading, inaccurate, and/or unsubstantiated claims to the Ontario Drug Benefit Program for one or more of certain identified drugs and/or products and/or one or more of certain identified claims;

• failed to keep records as required with respect to one or more of certain identified drugs and/or products and/or one or more of certain identified claims submitted to the Ontario Drug Benefit Program.

In particular, it is alleged that he:

• failed to maintain a standard of practice of the profession;
• failed to keep records as required respecting his patients or practice;
• falsified records relating to his practice;
• signed or issued, in his professional capacity, a document he knew or ought to have known contained a false or misleading statement;
• submitted an account(s) or charge(s) for services that he knew and/or ought to have known was false or misleading;
• contravened the Ontario Drug Benefit Act or the regulations under those Acts, and in particular:
o sections 5, 6 and/or, 15(1) of the Ontario Drug Benefit Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.10, as amended, and/or
o sections 25(1) and/or 27 of O.Reg. 201/96, made under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act;
• engaged in conduct or performed an act relevant to the practice of pharmacy that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members of the profession as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.