GP reprimanded for iodine overdosing
7th January 2016
A GP and complementary medicine academic has been ordered to undergo supervision after prescribing a patient iodine at more than 12 times the recommended upper limit.
Dr Peter John Lewis was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct after the patient developed thyrotoxicosis and hyperthyroidism following more than two years of excessive supplementation.
The NSW Professional Standards Committee found