Miami-Dade County Health Department -
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Published on: 6/2/2006
Last Visited: 10/3/2006
TALLAHASSEE - Florida Department of Health (DOH) Secretary M. Rony François, M.D., M.S.P.H., Ph.D., has issued an emergency suspension order for Peter Nicholas Swischuk, M.D., related to his prescribing, dispensing, administering, mixing and preparing a legend drug other than in the course of his practice.Swischuk practiced medicine in Plantation, Fla.
"Dr. Swischuk's willingness to engage in on-going criminal activity by manufacturing and distributing cocaine while practicing medicine is unethical and illegal," Dr. François said.
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Swischuk, who is an interventional radiologist, was arrested in April 2006 for the possession of cocaine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and drug paraphernalia (glass crack cocaine pipes with residue).He is currently out of jail on bond.Swischuk is suspected of preparing and selling cocaine from March 21, 2006 to April 21, 2006.