Legal
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 Katherine (Kathy) Gong, 34, has …
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, has been found guilty of …
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 ambushing a pharmacist and attempting …
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 month the Australian Competition and …
‘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 the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
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 Nyoni has been awarded $30,000 …
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, 33, was high on ice …
Sydney pharmacist charged over illicit drug supply
A registered pharmacist and her associate have been charged over exporting $500,000 worth of Gardasil 9 vaccines under a false declaration to Hong Kong A 34-year-old woman and a 31-year-old …
Banned until 2024
A convicted healthcare practitioner cannot reapply for registration for six years, after making 14,565 fraudulent Medicare claims totalling over $850,000 A registered medical practitioner has been found to have engaged …
Pharmacy expert warning over hospital opioid use
How did a patient admitted to a South Australian public hospital for pain in his arm die from fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity? On 23 March 2015 Stephen Robert Atkins, 53, …
Struck off for ‘gross failure’ over prescribing requirements
A specialist GP who lost his licence to practice explained that he never received training about regulations concerning the prescribing of S8 and S4 drugs The Health Care Complaints Commission …
The fight is on
Ramsay will not be “backing off” in the face of Guild legal action Ramsay Health Care says it will continue progressing the development of its pharmacy franchise network as it …