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Biography
Milvi Koplus (16 June 1935 – 8 January 2010) was a prominent Estonian psychiatrist, numerologist and hiromant.
Numerology
Koplus was the author of Cosmic numbers (Estonian: Kosmilised numbrid), a bestselling 1993 book of numerology and among the first books on the subject published in Estonia after the end of the Soviet occupation in 1991.
Prescription business
Koplus has been connected to an affair of sale of prescriptions for Subutex, a psychotropic medicine used for replacement treatment of certain drug addictions, and was on in 2006 fined twice for violations of prescription issuance rules by Estonian Office of Healthcare. Koplus has denied the charges, claiming that contrary to the fining orders, she duly processed each patient whom she prescribed Subutex.
According to the Estonian Office of Healthcare, Milvi Koplus issued about 7000 prescriptions for Subutex within four months of 2003.
In connection with the affair, Estonian Medical Association cancelled membership of Rostislav Vassiljev and Milvi Koplus in 2007. This was the first case of the association cancelling membership for ethical issues.