Legal
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, …
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 …