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Illegal drug dispensing and sales (B) related precedents
| Case ID | Precedent case # (Date Sentenced) | Plaintiff (P) and Defendant (D) | Outline of the case | Disposition against a pharmacist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cheongju District Court 2014 NO 1258 (2015.4.16.) | D: Pharmacist and Employee | • 2012.11.1. • Sold OTC drugs by employee without a pharmacist’s license |
• Penalty of KRW 500,000 |
| 6 | Supreme Court 2012 DOO 8946 (2014.6.12.) | P: Pharmacist D: Mayor of Anyang-si | • 2010.5.11, 2010.5.14 • Sold OTC drugs by employee without a pharmacist's license |
• Penalty imposed in lieu of suspension of business • Penalty of KRW 2,000,000 for employee |
| 7 | Supreme Court 2012 DOO 15920 (2014.10.27.) | P: Pharmacist D: Director of Gangseogu Public Health Center | • 2009.8.3 • Sold OTC drugs by employee without a pharmacist's license |
• Penalty of KRW 450,000 replacing the five-day suspension of business |
| 8 | Seoul Southern District Court 2017 GODAN 1387 (2018.3.7.) | D: Pharmacist | • 2013.1.1-2015.11.30. • Changed the prescription by adding more water than indicated when dispensing children’s syrup antibiotics |
• Six months’ imprisonment |
| 9 | Supreme Court 2005 DOO 13940, 13957(Merge) (2007.9.6.) | P: Pharmacist D: Minister of Health and Welfare | • 2000.11.1-2001.8.31 • Change prescription and substituted dispensing for six drugs without prior prescriber’s consent and notification to the holder • Received total KRW 127,366,650 from the patient/National Health Insurance Service (KRW 113,155,770 for medical care benefits due to prescription change, KRW 14,250,426 for medical care benefits due to substituted dispensing) • Received total KRW 4,737,530 from the head of the Si/Gun/Gu (KRW 3,939,420 due to prescription change, KRW 799,173 due to substituted dispensing for medical aid patients) |
• 162 days of suspension of work for NHI • 130 days of suspension of work for medical aid |
| Supreme Court 2005 DOO 13964 (2007.9.6.) | D: National Health Insurance Service | |||
| 10 | Ulsan District Court 2012 NO 718 (2013.4.5.) | D: Pharmacist | • 2011.12.15. • Stored and displayed for the purpose of selling expired medicines (herbal medicine) |
• Penalty of KRW 2,000,000 |
| 11 | Supreme Court 2007 DOO 6946 (2007.9.20.) | P: Pharmacist D: Director of Yeonsu-gu Helath Center in Incheon | • 2005.8.5 • Sold unsealed OTC drugs |
• Penalty of KRW 8,550,000 replacing 15 days of business suspension |