Legal
‘Circumvention of the rules’ leads to pharmacist’s tribunal hearing
When it was seized at the border, a pharmacist tried to claim that a shipment of unlawfully imported Phosphatidylcholine was for her personal use A Stage One hearing before the …
‘Catastrophic’ consequences averted by pharmacist and cardiologist
A pharmacist was one of several people who notified the regulator about a doctor who was using kinesiology to diagnose patients, and prescribed potentially dangerous medicines regimes – plus colour …
Employer audit reveals unregistered pharmacist
A pharmacist let his registration lapse and practised for four months before his employer caught him Ahpra has issued a statement about a man who has been prosecuted for holding …
Pharmacist unlikely to repeat conduct: tribunal
A tribunal has told a pharmacist he can continue to practice, after he stole medicines from his employer and altered records The pharmacist’s case has been heard by the Queensland …
Fighting the clause
Should you consent to an order under Clause 175 of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation? lawyer Maurice Hannan investigates In the wake of section 150 proceedings, the Pharmacy Council …
Pharmacist suspended after he ‘inherited an inadequate system’
A pharmacist had no experience with residential aged care facilities, and received no training in supplying them, when he suddenly had to manage a 450-patient-per-week DAA contract – with insufficient …
Pharmacist messaged ‘vulnerable, single women’ with sex requests
The Pharmacy Board has named a pharmacist who was disqualified for 12 months for his unprofessional behaviour with three female patients, as well as inappropriate dispensing Late last year the …
TGA continues clampdown on nicotine vape advertising
Regulator issues fines totalling more than $150,000 to a company and its director over alleged unlawful advertising of nicotine vapes The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has fined Kilpatrick & Douglas …
Pharmacists told to be vigilant about boundaries
A pharmacist has been reprimanded and her registration cancelled after her “predatory and opportunistic” conduct saw her receive more than $65,000 worth of gifts from a patient The pharmacist’s case …
Remorseful pharmacist banned over self-prescribing
Tribunal disqualifies Perth-based self-medicating pharmacist from seeking registration for at least 18 months The Pharmacy Board of Australia has announced that a Western Australian pharmacist who dispensed Schedule 4 medication to …
Potentially hazardous sports supplements seized
TGA seizes close to 500 sports supplements containing potentially dangerous substances during raid Sports supplements containing a range of prescription and prohibited substances have been seized by authorities following a …
Board suspends Ferrari-loving pharmacist
Pharmacy owner barred from practising ahead of court hearing over allegation of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme fraud The Pharmacy Board of Australia has moved to suspend a Sydney-based supercar loving pharmacist …