"A pharmacist filmed selling Botox without seeing patients has been suspended from practice for 18 months after a BBC undercover investigation exposed a dangerous black market in injectable cosmetic drugs. Cornelius Agoye, who ran Pharma Aesthetics London in Rainham, east London, was recorded supplying licensed Botox to an undercover BBC researcher posing as a beautician, and explaining how to falsify paperwork to make it appear legitimate."
"Botulinum toxin commonly known by the brand name Botox is also sold under several other licensed brands in the UK, including Azzalure, Bocouture and Dysport. It is a prescription-only medicine and, while many people now receive injections from High Street beauticians, the law requires a doctor, dentist, nurse prescriber or pharmacist prescriber to examine the patient face to face and issue a prescription confirming it is safe to proceed."
"Experts told the BBC that bypassing those consultations removes a vital medical safeguard designed to ensure the drug is suitable for each individual and allows counterfeit or unsafe products to enter the market. Misuse of Botox can cause drooping eyelids, blurred vision, headaches and, in rare cases, respiratory failure or paralysis. Over several months, BBC researchers filmed registered professionals across England sidestepping the rules. Transactions were captured in clinics, pharmacies and online, showing how illegal Botox has spread across the country's booming aesthetics industry."
A pharmacist was filmed selling Botox without seeing patients and has been suspended from practice for 18 months under an interim regulator order while a full fitness-to-practise investigation continues. Multiple nurses and pharmacists agreed to issue or sell botulinum toxin without meeting patients in person, facilitating a dangerous black market and allowing counterfeit or unsafe products to enter supply chains. Botulinum toxin is prescription-only and requires a face-to-face examination by an authorised prescriber before a prescription is issued. Misuse can cause drooping eyelids, blurred vision, headaches and, in rare cases, respiratory failure or paralysis.
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