Dougal Southerland: "Certainly out of line to go ahead and get that medication for those people"
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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An Auckland Doctor has been found to have committed professional misconduct after writing thousands of prescriptions for ADHD medication without specialist approval.
Dr Tony Hanne argued that he saw a need to prescribe the medication to help people with the diagnosis.
Heather Du Plessis-Allan spoke to Clinical Psychologist Dougal Southerland who said although he agrees there are negative consequences for people with ADHD if not treated, he did not agree with what the doctor did to get the patients medication.
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