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Ex-nurse to serve her 27 years in jail
A nurse who murdered two aged care residents with insulin after they made complaints about her has had her appeal on 20 grounds dismissed Former …
Pharmacist ‘horrified’ with his actions
A Victorian pharmacist charged with misappropriating thousands of S8 tablets to feed his dependency, driven by chronic pain, has been reprimanded and suspended for 12 …
Conviction stands for ‘devious’ theft
A Victorian pharmacist found guilty of 52 charges of theft for conduct described by the court as ‘glaringly dishonest’ has had his leave to appeal …
Pharmacist jailed over illegal vaccine supply
A Sydney pharmacist has been jailed for eight months for supplying thousands of Gardasil vaccines that were exported under a false declaration to Hong Kong …
Pill testing proposed in Tassie
New legislation has been tabled by the Greens in parliament to allow for drug-testing services in the state Greens MP Rosalie Woodruff tabled the Misuse …
Pharmacist pleads guilty to illicit drug supply
A Sydney pharmacist faces potential jail time after supplying thousands of Gardasil 9 vaccines that were exported under a false declaration to Hong Kong Pharmacist …
Doctor found guilty of attempting to murder pharmacist
The pharmacist survived the violent attack of the “single-minded and determined” doctor with some help from an “extremely brave” customer Adelaide GP Brian Holder, 69, …
GP stands trial accused of attempting to murder pharmacist
The pharmacist had reported the doctor to health authorities for overprescribing codeine and benzodiazepines to local patients An Adelaide GP is standing trial accused of …
ACCC vs Pfizer case comes to a close
The High Court has dismissed the ACCC’s application for special leave to appeal in its case against Pfizer Australia over the sale of atorvastatin This …
‘This is clearly going to be a hotly contested case.’
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia vs Ramsay Health Care legal battle has started with one group accusing the other of abuse of process Representatives for …
Pharmacist awarded damages over council’s ‘targeted malice’
While the Federal Court found in the pharmacist’s favour, the amount awarded in damages falls far short of his desired $100 million WA pharmacist Emson …
Man faces court over pharmacist death
A drugged driver has faced a Melbourne court, pleading guilty to culpable driving causing death after he hit and killed a 27-year-old pharmacist Jo Lim, …