North London doctor who prescribed her boyfriend Ozempic is suspended

"During this relationship, she made efforts to conceal her status as a doctor, a tribunal heard. The panel found she had not only deceived colleagues but had gone as far as to invent the name of a clinic in order to maintain her story, even as she used her professional status to source the diabetic treatment drugs. Despite her ruse, in the two-month period when Mr B was prescribed the treatments which contain the appetite-suppressing chemical semaglitude Dr Martins wrote the prescription herself."

"I thought that was some random doctor, he told the GMC. It was only when Mr B realised Dr Martins was also using a fake name on dating apps that he raised concerns to the GMC. He later revealed that during the course of their relationship she never let [him] come to her house. The tribunal judged that she had invented the clinic to conceal her identity and her address from him."

"Dr Martins defended her actions, which she said were compassionate and in Mr B's best interests because his need to lose weight was a medical emergency. According to GMC guidance, medical professionals must avoid prescribing for themselves or anyone they have close personal relationships with. Unlike Ozempic, Wegovy is approved by the NHS for weight loss. Dr Martins had asked to be kept anonymous and to be treated as a vulnerable witness during the process, but this was denied."

Dr Josevania Martins received a nine-month suspension from the General Medical Council after prescribing Ozempic and Wegovy to a man she was dating. She concealed her medical status, invented a clinic name, and used her professional status to source diabetic treatment drugs. During a two-month period she personally wrote prescriptions for treatments that contain the appetite-suppressing chemical semaglitude. The man did not suspect her until he discovered a fake name on dating apps and that she prevented him from visiting her home. She defended her actions as compassionate and claimed a medical emergency, but GMC guidance forbids prescribing for close personal relationships. Her requests for anonymity were denied and the panel noted initial failure to apologise, though later remorse was accepted.

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