A Winnipeg pharmacist has been fined by her provincial regulatory body after dispensing an antipsychotic medication at 10 times the prescribed dose, an error that resulted in a patient being hospitalized.
Rumina Ishani pleaded guilty to two counts of professional misconduct and displaying a lack of knowledge, skill, or judgment before a Discipline Committee of the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM). Following a July 14 hearing, the College’s decision was released on Oct. 8.
The incident occurred on Aug. 12, 2025, at the Shoppers Drug Mart on Marion Street, according to the disciplinary decision. Ishani was filling a prescription for aripiprazole, an antipsychotic medication commonly sold under the brand name Abilify….