Hearing 4523 for Nooruzzaman, Noor

Summary Of Allegations

As a result of a referral by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee, it is alleged that Noor Nooruzzaman, while employed as a pharmacist at Noor Healthcare Pharmacy (the “Pharmacy”), and/or as the sole director and/or shareholder of Nooruzzaman Inc., the corporation that owns and operates the Pharmacy, committed professional misconduct in that he:

• Continued to act as and/or fulfill the role of the Designated Manager of the Pharmacy after a term, condition or limitation was imposed on his certificate of registration that he shall not be the Designated Manager of a pharmacy;
• Continued to practice pharmacy unsupervised after a term, condition or limitation was imposed on his certificate of registration that he only practice pharmacy with the supervision of another pharmacist listed in Part A of the College’s Register who was required to be physically present on the premises at all times while he was working; and/or;
• Did not provide to the College the name of each pharmacy in which he was working and the name of each pharmacist who was supervising him, prior to commencing or continuing to practice in the pharmacy (or pharmacies), after a term, condition or limitation was imposed on his certificate of registration requiring him to provide this information to the College.

In particular, it is alleged that he:

• Contravened a term, condition, or limitation imposed on his certificate of registration;
• Failed to maintain a standard of practice of the profession;
• Contravened the Act, the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010, the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act or the Ontario Drug Benefit Act or the regulations under those Acts, namely sections 146(1)(b) and 146(1.1) of the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act;
• Failed to comply with an order of a Committee of a College;
• 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 as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.