Legal
‘No point’ in more conditions on pharmacist’s cancelled rego
A pharmacist’s complete failure to engage with the regulatory process after the consequences of a labelling error has led to the cancellation of her registration A Melbourne pharmacist has been …
No-show pharmacist likely to lose rego
A pharmacist has claimed that being “distracted and very busy” caused her to give tramadol to a patient after hours The mainstream media has reported on the case of a …
Impairment stands
A healthcare practitioner has lost her appeal to be reinstated, with a second consecutive four-year ban imposed due to impairment A specialist doctor who was struck off the register in …
Jailed pharmacist ‘another victim of a rapacious shopping centre landlord’
A veteran pharmacist has been reprimanded but will be able to reapply for registration when he leaves jail, after making false PBS claims on high-cost drugs The Queensland Civil and …
Mystery of the missing meds
A Tribunal has heard of a pharmacist’s “flagrant” breaches of obligation including dispensing drugs of addiction on forged scripts, being unable to account for thousands of Endone and Duromine tablets, …
$60k stolen drug, formula profit paid for pharmacist’s coke habit
A pharmacist said he was at “rock bottom,” grieving and addicted to cocaine when he sold HIV drugs for his own personal gain In March 2019, the Sydney pharmacist’s registration …
65-hour weeks his downfall, says jailed pharmacist
A pharmacist who had to sell his store at a “monstrous loss” after his suspension has now been jailed for 22 months The West Australian has reported on the case …
Stolen credit card details used to pay for school & registration fees
The regulator has spotlighted health practitioners reprimanded, suspended or banned over drug misappropriation, inappropriate prescribing, theft and forged scripts Ahpra has recently published findings on a range of tribunal decisions …
Dispensing error on pharmacist’s first day
A pharmacist accidentally dispensed sertraline instead of sumatriptan to a teenager… a mistake discovered over six months later A New Zealand pharmacist failed to adhere to professional standards by mistakenly …
More than 200 forged scripts
Pharmacist sentenced to three years in prison for forging scripts for oxycodone and alprazolam American man Eric Tingley, 45, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for forging prescriptions …
Accused pharmacist suspended
A Queensland pharmacist who has been charged with attempted murder, arson and domestic violence has been suspended Queensland Police last month charged a man with attempted murder and multiple domestic …
Red flags ignored
A GP has been struck off for dangerously prescribing to patients, despite calls from pharmacists and clear signals of drug-seeking behaviours A Central Coast GP has seen her registration cancelled …