The Coast Issues Correction Regarding Name of Physician Prescriber

The following was published on April 10, 2023, in The Coast daily newsletter.

Good morning for the second time today friends,  

We are getting in touch because there is an error in today’s edition of The Coast Daily newsletter, which was sent out earlier this morning, April 10.  

Due to an editing error, we gave the incorrect name of the physician who has been suspended from practise due to Ozempic prescribing. The licence of Dr. David Davison has been suspended.

The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia, upon being informed of Dr. David Davison’s concerning prescribing of Ozempic, issued an interim suspension of his license. The College has launched a full investigation of this prescribing. Davison is accused of prescribing Ozempic to thousands of Americans. According to the CBC, Davison lives in Texas and issued 7,500 prescriptions for semaglutide (Ozempic’s generic name) in February alone.

The Coast erred in identifying Dr. Gus Grant, who is the Registrar and CEO of the College of Physicians & Surgeons, as the prescriber. The Coast offers a huge and sincere apology to Dr. Grant for this error, and a thank you to our Coast readers who immediately picked up on the mistake and let us know.

— Team Coast