Springdale doctor suspended for prescribing wrong dose of narcotics and covering up mistakes
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A Springdale doctor admitted to a tribunal this week that he miscalculated narcotics prescriptions and covered up the corrections he made to patients' original medical records.
As first reported by VOCM and confirmed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador, the college handed Dr. Todd Young a four-month suspension on Wednesday.
On separate occasions, two of his patients overdosed last year after being over-prescribed Metadol, a drug similar to methadone. Both patients had been at remote work sites outside of the province without supervising staff present and had to be evacuated to a hospital. Both patients recovered.
An incident in 2020 involved a different patient who saw Young virtually. Young prescribed one of the patient's medications twice, and admitted to altering the original prescription retroactively and back-dating a letter to cover up his mistake. The patient was not harmed.
The suspension will come into effect on Nov. 10 and will be served in four one-month blocks to lessen the negative impacts of the ruling on his patients.
SaltWire reported last year that Young is one of two doctors currently practicing in Springdale. He has also run virtual health clinic Medicuro since 2019.
This the second time Young's medical license has been sanctioned. He was handed a 19-month suspension in 2015 for engaging in a three-year sexual relationship with a former patient as well as inappropriate conduct with another patient.
His services were greatly missed by Springdale residents, some of whom threatened to sue Central Health in 2018 for not reinstating his hospital privileges.
Young declined a request for comment on his latest suspension.
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