DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A Dawson Creek acupuncturist has been suspended for two months after B.C.’s health regulator found she engaged in professional misconduct, including prescribing medications without authorization, providing a drug not approved for human use in Canada and practicing outside her professional scope.
The College of Complementary Health Professionals of British Columbia says Katie Johnston admitted to the allegations through a consent order signed October 20.
The college launched its investigation into Johnston in April 2025.
The consent order found she prescribed ivermectin without the authority to do so and prescribed fenbendazole, a product not approved by Health Canada for human consumption.
Ivermectin is a medication used to treat certain parasitic infections in people when prescribed by an authorized health-care professional.
Regulators found Johnston was not permitted to prescribe the drug within her acupuncture practice.
Johnston also admitted to practicing outside her authorized scope as an acupuncturist.
The college found she performed point injection therapies and effectively prescribed medications and oral health products to patients, activities not permitted within her practice.
The investigation also identified several record-keeping concerns, including incomplete patient documentation, inadequate treatment records and alterations to some patient files after the regulatory investigation had begun.
As part of the disciplinary order, Johnston was formally reprimanded and must complete additional training focused on ethics, documentation and professional responsibilities.
Johnston’s suspension begins two weeks after she signed the consent order.
She will also be subject to random audits of her patient records and practice for one year after returning to work.