Legal
TGA withdraws InstantScripts infringement notices
Regulator reaches settlement with Wesfarmers Health’s online prescription provider, InstantScripts, over alleged unlawful advertising The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has withdrawn 45 infringement notices it issued to InstantScripts as part …
Script for ‘go go juice and grumble bum control’
A GP has faced tribunal over his prescribing of vast amounts of drugs of dependence for three patients – including one where a pharmacist had told him of their concerns …
Pharmacist could have flagged dosing error: report
Human error was behind an incorrect dose that played role in a man’s death—but an ED pharmacist and e-prescribing system could have picked it up, coroner finds An “inappropriate and …
Professional misconduct possibility probed in child assault case
A pharmacist has faced tribunal after she pleaded guilty to a count of assault against her child, whom she hit a number of times with a coat hanger The pharmacist …
Nurse arrested at Chemist Warehouse
A pharmacist became suspicious after a nurse presented several falsified scripts for painkillers at their pharmacy in a matter of days The nurse’s case was recently heard at the Victorian …
Merbromin cream put infant at risk
GP found guilty of professional misconduct after treating infant’s eczema with his own non-TGA approved cream, which put them at risk of mercury toxicity A Sydney GP has been found …
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, …