Legal
Rogue doctor reprimanded
A GP has been suspended for continually overprescribing addictive drugs, despite concerned colleagues repeatedly telling him to stop A Victorian general practitioner has been reprimanded and temporarily suspended following serious …
Self-prescribing leads to deregistration
A NSW doctor with a codeine dependency has been struck off for prescribing scheduled medicines to himself over 600 times in just two years A doctor who had practised in …
Penalties for failing to pay employee $62,000
Three pharmacy owners have been slapped with thousands in fines for underpaying their staff At the time of the alleged conduct, the owners were partners in a business called Save …
Death at Sydney hospital due to fentanyl toxicity
A man who died hours after his operation was wrongly prescribed fentanyl instead of oxycodone and paracetamol Paul Lau, 54, died at a Sydney hospital in June 2015 after he was …
NSW man died after electronic prescribing error, inquest hears
Counsel assisting suggests there were more than 15 missed opportunities to detect the error, a coroner has heard A 54-year-old man died at a Sydney hospital after he was given …
Forged scripts warning
The Pharmacy Board has reminded pharmacists to “remain vigilant” for stolen or fraudulent scripts The Board has reminded pharmacists to keep an eye out for stolen prescription pads and fraudulent …
The dangers of burnout and stress
An “isolated, depressed” rural pharmacist has been suspended after supplying restricted drugs to customers without scripts and falsifying dispensing records over two years In early 2010, the pharmacist in charge …
“Wilful disregard of his professional obligations”
A NSW pharmacist dispensed up to 52,000 OxyContin 80mg tablets to a single patient in one year, and nearly 150,000 over four years The pharmacy owner, who cannot be named …
Appeal lost over “fraud” judgement
A Tasmanian pharmacy that had two concurrent premises has lost an appeal in the Federal Court, after a judge found it was trying to get around location rules In March …
Baby formula “syndicate” uncovered in Melbourne
Police have seized $300,000 worth of baby formula, face creams, pawpaw ointments and more, according to reports Officers seized $300,000 worth of Aptamil formula, Swisse liver detox supplements and Lucas’ …
Pharmacist steals $20,000 worth of drugs
A Queensland pharmacist has avoided jailtime after stealing thousands of controlled drugs while on the job Jason David Meiers, 44, recently fronted Hervey Bay Magistrates Court where it was revealed …
GP struck off after pharmacist notification
A Sydney GP who inappropriately prescribed addictive drugs to 24 patients was investigated after two pharmacists notified the HCCC Dr Osman Qadri, a solo general practitioner based in the Western …