Legal
State legislation hampers naloxone access
Legislative changes are required to bolster access to naloxone in Victoria, a state MP believes Victorian legislation needs to be updated to enable a broader range of suppliers of naloxone …
Pharmacist spots handwritten script changes
A doctor has been described as “predisposed to develop a substance use disorder” in court, as she faces charges of forging scripts The Adelaide Advertiser has reported on the sentencing …
Teens charged over shopping centre blaze
Pharmacy among stores impacted by arson attack on a Woolworths supermarket South Australia police have arrested and charged two 14-year-olds in relation to a fire that caused close to $25 …
Pharmacist charged over steroid sales to criminals
A pharmacist has fronted Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on drug trafficking and fraud charges A Melbourne pharmacist who was arrested earlier this year has now been charged with a series of …
Pharmacist catches nurse who said she ‘found’ scripts
A pharmacist became suspicious of four scripts and decided not to fill them – and now a nurse has faced court over the matter News Corp has reported on the …
Arrest after spear gun robbery
Police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy with a spear gun Victoria Police say that they have already arrested a man who allegedly went to a south-eastern …
Arrests made over rash of Gold Coast robberies
Queensland Police make a breakthrough in a string of pharmacy break-ins and other offences across the Gold Coast Police have made a statement regarding the arrest of a 42-year-old man …
TGA makes $2.1m vape busts
Regulator seizes more than 70,000 vaping products as part of Australian Border Force-supported clampdown The Therapeutical Goods Administration (TGA) has confiscated vaping products with a value in excess of $2.1 …
Pharmacies ‘inevitably targeted’: judge
A man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Victorian pharmacy of Valium, armed with a pair of scissors The Herald Sun reports that Benjamin Joseph was reliant on drugs when …
Nurse tampered with vaccines at CWH
A pharmacist became suspicious of a patient’s requests for privacy before receiving the Covid-19 jab – and when she checked the store’s CCTV, spotted professional misconduct in the consulting room …
TGA clamps down on medicinal cannabis ads
Regulator issues fines totalling $138,000 for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has issued infringement notices to a Brisbane-based company and “an individual”, in relation …
Rego cancelled after $360k Medicare fraud
A pharmacist with an impairment due to alcohol use has had her registration cancelled for three years A series of financial problems took place before a pharmacist began defrauding Medicare, …