Russian-born consultant paediatrician Sam Lingam (pictured), 78, of Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, illicitly sanctioned 299 different prescriptions for powerful anti-cancer and HIV drugs.
Consultant paediatrician Sam Lingam, 78, pocketed £11,960 from the operationA leading Harley Street children's doctor has been suspended after he prescribed millions of pounds worth of medicines overseas in the mistaken belief he was on a 'humanitarian' mission to help Third World countries.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency eventually launched a criminal investigation into the racket following complaints about Lingam, who ran the Medical Express clinic in Harley Street. Inquiries revealed the pharmacy company he dealt with, Kool Pharma Ltd, was renting the basement at his clinic.
When quizzed, Lingam insisted: 'I was only a pawn in this. I really thought I was doing some humanitarian help to people suffering in other countries. The probe began in 2015 after a new pharmacy manager took over at the King Edward where many senior members of the Royal Family are patients - and began following up on concerns about Lingam's private prescriptions as they had no patient addresses on them.
But, it emerged Lingam was prescribing medicines in 'vast quantities' despite being given no details of the patients including their gender, medical history, contact details for their GPs or even proof of identity. The MHRA interviewed Lingam and two other doctors at the clinic in 2019 but no criminal action was taken, as investigators at the General Medical Council concluded the medics had been 'duped' by Kool Pharma staff.
He agreed to prepare private prescription forms on which he 'transcribed' information which came to him through Kool Pharma. He said Kool Pharma 'tricked' him and his colleagues and insisted he had no vested or financial interest. 'We thought we were doing something very good for people with incurable, difficult conditions. Some of these were very expensive medications which were difficult to get hold of in many countries and Britain is at the forefront.
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