Doctor faked Viagra prescriptions worth hundreds Health chiefs brought in handwriting experts who discovered the stolen prescription forms had been filled in by Kassim. The father - f-two started forging prescriptions on the second day of his employment at Ystrad Fawr Hospital at Caerphilly, South Wales. The court heard he was a senior doctor who was about to become a consultant when he illegally obtained sildenafil, better known by its trade name Viagra. Kassim is now facing a hearing in front of the General Medical Council and could be struck off. David Welch, defending, said: "He had marital difficulties which led him to seek out the medication. Dr Kassim was embarrassed to admit his problem to another doctor and so faked the prescriptions himself. He's said this is the most stupid thing he's done in his entire life. He's now seeking counselling to look at really why he did what he did, given so much that was put at risk. Kassim admitted four charges of making a false prescription for a scheduled drug, two of theft by an employee and one of fraud by false representation. The offences happened between February 25 and October 24 this year when Kassim was employed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Caerphilly magistrates heard he took one form to a pharmacy using the false name Ravi Kumar. The NHS caught him following an investigation which cost £2,561.11, of which £600 went to the handwriting experts. Chairman of the bench David Wall told him: "These are serious allegations. You were in a high position of trust. We don't feel we can deal with the matter without further investigation. Kassim, of Ilford, Essex, was freed on bail until next month when he will be sentenced. Martyn Edwards, head of counter fraud with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, said: "The NHS and the public in general are entitled to expect the highest levels of integrity from clinicians. In this instance, the conduct of Dr Kassim fell far short of those expectations. The NHS has absolutely no tolerance for dishonest abuse of a position of trust of this nature.