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World news wrapup: 29 March 2023
Pharmacists plead guilty to drugging colleague, causing crash; US pharmacist detained over shooting fears; Ontario expands pharmacy prescribing again Ankara, Turkiye: A pharmacist is suing two former colleagues, alleging that …
World news wrapup: 16 March 2023
Pharmacy siege in Germany; female Iranian pharmacists told to veil while men show solidarity; Mexican tainted pharmacy drugs scandal deepens Karlsruhe, Germany: A person has been arrested following a siege …
Guild, PPA back union push for violence protections
One pharmacy union says violence in retail settings and the community is “escalating” – and calls for protections for workers The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association Queensland Branch’s submission …
Man throws trolley at Chemist Warehouse
An intoxicated man hurled a shopping trolley at a Chemist Warehouse as part of a series of offences Kim Venancio Taylor went on a rampage in Bundaberg in October 2022, …
World news wrapup: 23 February 2023
Pharmacy finds candlelit workarounds in cyclone-affected NZ; teens arrested over Toronto robbery epidemic; Irish pharmacists against codeine upschedule Napier, New Zealand: Stuff has reported on how pharmacies have managed to …
Five-year ban over ‘blatant dishonesty’
A pharmacist who quit his job had made a copy of the store’s key – which he used to sneak in and steal strong opioids from the safe The South …
Paedophile’s targeting of pharmacist ‘opportunistic’
Queensland’s Supreme Court has heard the case of a man who broke his supervision order by befriending a “vulnerable” pharmacist and possessing a large quantity of Subutex The man had …
‘General deterrence looms large in cases of daylight robberies of pharmacies.’
“I don’t want to hurt you,” a woman told a pharmacist while she was robbing the store of opioids The Supreme Court of Tasmania heard that in September 2019, Carroll …
‘I felt terrified, but I will not allow such people to try to intimidate me’
A pharmacist talks about an extremely scary and concerning incident she experienced while working as a locum We were recently contacted by a locum pharmacist who had an horrific experience …
World news wrapup: 16 February 2023
Taliban forbid pharmacies to sell contraceptives; medicines access focus in Türkiye and Syria; New Zealand pharmacies lose power in cyclone Türkiye and Syria: Direct Relief has highlighted the problem of …
Pharmacist soon to be paroled after arson
A community pharmacist, who publicly worked to combat domestic violence, has been sentenced after he choked his wife and set their home ablaze Mainstream media have reported on the case …
Box cutter robbery a ‘cry for help’
Crime roundup: A man has been sentenced over his robbery of a Chemist Warehouse with a box cutter, while another’s spelling error tipped pharmacists off to his fake script Newcastle, …