Legal
Healthcare data breaches dip
Australia’s health sector is continuing to record the highest number of notifiable data breaches of any industry, despite fall in incident numbers, report reveals Data from the Office of the …
Guild hires silk over ‘broken’ 7CPA
Guild investigates legal options over 60-day dispensing changes ahead of talks for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) Pharmacy owners are set to receive advice about the possibility of taking …
Stress, money worries and sense of grievance sparked PBS fraud
A pharmacist has successfully appealed his sentence for offences relating to a nearly $290,000 PBS fraud The Court of Criminal Appeal NSW has heard the case of Felix Yue-Sing Chan, …
Double dispensing won’t increase demand
The government is working with wholesalers to ensure medicines supply ahead of 60-day dispensing rollout Increases in maximum dispensing quantities are not expected to fuel medicines shortages a Department of …
Banned substances found in sports supplements
TGA takes action against a Sydney-based company over the alleged unlaw advertising and supply of sports supplements containing prohibited substances EmpireLabz Australia Pty Ltd, has been issued seven infringement notices …
‘We all make mistakes’
Despite prescribing “very high” amounts of fentanyl and oxycodone to a patient, a doctor did not realise he was drug dependent until receiving a phone call from an interstate pharmacist …
Cancelled over ‘crimes of a very serious nature’
A NSW pharmacist – who is currently appealing his sentence for his role in a methylamphetamine operation – has had his registration cancelled The Health Care Complaints Commission has issued …
‘Serious breach of trust’ sees rego cancelled
A pharmacist has had his registration cancelled, for his role in an scheme where a pharmacy assistant and her partner were selling prescription drugs on the street A Sydney pharmacist …
Victoria’s other secret
Suppression order ends alleged bootleg fragrance court stoush between Chemist Warehouse and Victoria’s Secret The Federal Court case between international fashion and beauty house Victoria’s Secret (VS) and Chemist Warehouse …
‘You understood that what you were doing was very wrong’
A pharmacist defended himself against an armed robber by hitting him with a stool – but has suffered long-lasting consequences, a court has heard The County Court of Victoria has …
Pharmacy assistant took S8s for sale on the streets
The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has issued a prohibition order against a pharmacy assistant who misappropriated S8 and S4 medicines – with the help of a pharmacist In 2021, …
Data breaches fuel patient privacy concerns
Pharmacists must be mindful of privacy and confidentiality obligations when accessing patients’ My Health Records (MHRs) All pharmacy staff need to be trained on their store’s privacy and confidentiality policies …