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‘What arrogance from the regulators’ – this week in comments
AJP takes a look at the last week’s best reader comments It’s been a rather controversial week in community pharmacy. Dr Edwin Kruys, chair of RACGP Queensland and member of …
Former pharmacist sentenced for sexual offences
A former pharmacist has been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for three years, after he pled guilty to sexual offences. Daniel Lukis – a pseudonym given by the …
Melbourne thief steals vitamins
Avondale Heights police are appealing for public assistance to identify a man involved in the alleged theft of a large amount of vitamin capsules from a chemist at Keilor East …
World News Wrapup: 7 July 2016
AJP takes a look at the week’s pharmacy news from around the world Alabama, US: Two Alabama pharmacists have been sentenced to 12 and 10 months in prison for their …
Fourth UK pharmacist struck off after BBC sting
A UK pharmacist has been struck off the register following a BBC investigation where pharmacists sold drugs including diazepam, temazepam and Viagra without a prescription. Murtaza Noorali Mohamedali Gulamhusein was …
Suspended pharmacist blames Boots pressure
A former Boots branch manager in Glasgow has been suspended by Britain’s General Pharmaceutical Council over falsely registering patients for Scotland’s minor ailments service. Asif Alam blamed target pressures for …
Geelong pharmacy raided for cash, medicines
Police are investigating a raid on a pharmacy in Geelong over the weekend, in which a thief escaped with money and medicines. The Geelong Advertiser reports that the thief left …
World news wrapup: 16 June 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world Orlando, Florida: Stanley Almodovar III, 23 (pictured), and Amanda Alvear, 25, have been named as two of the victims of …
Pharmacist loses job over anti-gay Facebook post
A pharmacist has lost his job after posting on Facebook expressing support for the Orlando mass murderer. Raynard Humphreys, formerly a pharmacist at the Buttonwood Bay Medical Center in the …
Does plain packaging encourage crime?
International stakeholders are focusing keenly on Australia’s experience with plain packaging for tobacco products… including the IRA, one international body claims. Jane McCredie writes in MJA InSight this week that …
World news wrapup: 9 June 2016
A look at this week’s pharmacy news from around the world Levittown, Pennsylvania: A pharmacy owner who shot and killed a man who attempted to rob the store has been …
‘If I don’t get what I want, someone will get hurt.’
A Victorian man who attempted to rob a pharmacy while armed with a knife as a “cry for help” has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for the crime. In …