Roger that. An Rx IS required in the Bahamas.... still, if one has connections in the right places, these things are not difficult at all. Finding a liberal MD to write the scripts is no problem at all, and getting it on the black market isn't too hard either.
Funny you ask.....So I once called several pharmacy's in the bahamas(about a year ago) because they were looking for pharmacists in a few places there.
Methadone is a BIG black market drug. I had several patients that OD'd on meds that came from the pharmacy's I worked in.... sold from someone on Medi'Cal who got them for free and then turned around and sold them on the street.....one was the brother of one of my pharmacy technicians at the time......Big quantities are given(like 300 tabs at a time) all paid for by your state's welfare systems. I would often get questioned by local police regarding certain OD cases.... asking for info. I got sick of watching it and now I fill legitimate prescriptions for our fighting men and women!
Oh.... so to answer the other question. YES. The licensure boards don't play around. The doctor and pharmacist will be investigated, and there will likely be some sort of action taken.... especially given the high profile of this case. In reality, however, the action will probably not put said physician/pharmacist out of business unless there is a history, or evidence of gross misconduct/bad judgement.... probably a nice strong slap on the wrist and docs on file with the licensure board.
wow....heads are gonna roll...