B.C. nurse suspended for improper use of Botox, college says

A nurse from B.C.'s Lower Mainland has been given a suspension and reprimand after she was found to have improperly obtained and administered Botox.

A nurse from B.C.'s Lower Mainland has been given a suspension and reprimand after she was found to have improperly obtained and administered Botox.

The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives said Roshanak Rahi's registration will be suspended for five months, and she will have to complete "remedial education" at her own expense before returning to practice.

Rahi was also ordered to pay the college $30,425 in costs and disbursements.

Back in March, a disciplinary panel found the nurse had purchased Botox – a Schedule I substance under B.C.'s drug regulations – from an instructor at the Academy of Medical Aesthetics in 2018, without a required prescription.

The panel also found that Rahi, while operating out of a rented space at a medical clinic in Coquitlam, provided the injections without proper supervision, going beyond the scope of her practice.

"The respondent acquired Botox in preloaded syringes in a bag of ice, raising concerns around the proper preparation and handling of medications," reads a penalty decision handed down in November.

"The respondent administered Botox without personal experience, without physician involvement, and in a medical clinic that had no knowledge or experience with Botox."