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Psy and Seoul Doctor Booked in Probe Over Alleged Illegal Psychotropic Prescriptions

Police say the case involves third-party pickup of Xanax and Stilnox without required in-person visits.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 16: (AUSTRALIA OUT) South Korean singer, songwriter Psy poses during a portrait shoot at the Marquee Club, The Star on October 16, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Marco Del Grande/The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Seoul Seodaemun Police Station booked Psy (Park Jae-sang) and a university hospital physician on suspicion of violating the Medical Service Act.
  • Psy is accused of obtaining prescriptions for Xanax and Stilnox from 2022 until recently without face-to-face consultations, with his manager and others collecting the drugs.
  • Investigators raided the university hospital after a tip-off and seized medical records that are now being analyzed for potential further questioning.
  • P Nation acknowledged it was a mistake for a third party to pick up sleeping medication, cited Psy’s chronic sleep disorder, and denied any proxy prescribing.
  • The prescribing doctor has denied wrongdoing, asserting remote consultations, while South Korean rules have barred remote prescribing and proxy pickup of such psychotropics since 2021.