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Detroit Pharmacy And Pharmacist Lose Licenses
October 11, 2006
October 11, 2006
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has summarily suspended the pharmacist license of Ziad Nagia, R.Ph. and the pharmacy license of Mo-Town Pharmacy Inc. in Detroit. Mo-Town Pharmacy is owned by Mr. Nagia. The MDCH Bureau of Health Professions orders a summary suspension when it believes that the public’s health, safety, and welfare warrant emergency action.
The suspension was a result of an investigation conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, which revealed that Mr. Nagia had been selling Soma, without physician authorization, from his pharmacy in large quantities to an individual who was re-selling the medication on the streets for profit.
On October 2, 2006, MDCH issued two separate orders immediately suspending Mo-Town's pharmacy license and Mr. Nagia’s pharmacist license pursuant to the Public Health Code. An administrative hearing will be scheduled to address the status of these licenses.
For more information on disciplinary actions taken by the health professional licensing boards within MDCH, please go to http://www.michigan.gov/mdch, and click on Health Systems and Licensing.