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Inappropriate dispensing ‘permitted, if not condoned’ at pharmacy
A tribunal has heard that a pharmacy owner began self-medicating with unprescribed testosterone, stressed after losing nursing home business and his partner becoming unwell The man owned and operated a …
Offenders “very opportunistic”
“There’s a cohort out there that will do as much damage as they can,” police superintendent says of alleged pharmacy robbery accused Queensland Police are currently examining security footage of …
Handwritten note in script bundle sparked fraud accusation
A pharmacist’s bid to appeal her section 150 suspension has been knocked back, after a tribunal heard allegations of serious PBS fraud and queried how scripts ended up in a …
Cannabis workload a factor in non-compliance, owner says
A sudden uptick in medicinal cannabis-related workload, in combination with a bad staff shortage, caused a pharmacy owner to fall behind in his obligations, he says A pharmacist has been …
Pharmacist ‘concocted’ ice, GHB story to get out of Covid quarantine
A pharmacist became a “social media crusader,” and said he was “bewitched” when he engaged in conduct which has now been examined by a tribunal The Civil and Administrative Tribunal …
Work stress a factor in convicted pharmacist’s drinking
A pharmacist failed to report her conviction for drink driving causing grievous bodily harm on time, highlighting a lack of awareness of when to notify National Boards In May 2022, …
Break-in ‘wasn’t a very profitable exercise’
Targeted pharmacist says it’s “quite disgusting” that an adult would use children to help steal from chemists South Australia police have said in a statement that they have arrested three …
‘Tragedy’ after VAD spouse death
Coroner slams voluntary assisted dying self-administration laws that led to the death of a VAD patient’s spouse from ‘the most dangerous of pharmaceutical products’ The death of a VAD patient’s …
Do complaint reports go too far?
Allegations which have yet to be proven can harm pharmacists, two lawyers argue Andrew Lambros, managing director at Bennett & Philp lawyers, and Maurice Hannan, its director, business advisory services, …
‘It is not the role of a regulatory pharmacist to make clinical decisions’
PRU officers’ role queried following inquest into a man’s tragic death from prescribed Physeptone tablets and Stilnox A coroner has called on the NSW Ministry of Health to review its …
Pharmacy owner ‘acted in contempt’ of health department: tribunal
A unregistered pharmacy owner supplied at least 15,000 pharmaceutical benefits since his approval to supply them was cancelled, a tribunal has heard The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has heard a request …
PBS fraud pharmacist ‘was at risk of losing everything’
In cancelling a pharmacist’s registration, a tribunal says that if his financial fears could factor into his defrauding the PBS, other pharmacists could do the same Between January 2018 and …