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Kiwi pharmacist stole medicines, sold them on classifieds site; codeine linctus scheduled up in UK while pseudoephedrine scheduled down in NSW; pharmacist sentenced for doctor’s murder in India New Zealand: …

Pharmacy finds candlelit workarounds in cyclone-affected NZ; teens arrested over Toronto robbery epidemic; Irish pharmacists against codeine upschedule Napier, New Zealand: Stuff has reported on how pharmacies have managed to …

New findings from wastewater sampling show codeine use was slashed by over a third following the 2018 upschedule – and the researchers say perception of the drug has changed Scientists …

One pharmacy is accused of selling codeine daily to up to 50 people… but stakeholders calling for Ireland to follow in Australia’s footsteps may be “sorely disappointed,” warns a leading …

Charges have been dropped against a woman who allegedly tried to bribe a pharmacist to fake her COVID jab records Geraldton, WA: In November 2021, Geraldton Police said on Twitter …

A doctor has been disqualified from applying for registration for four years after he asked his patients to fill codeine scripts for him and paid them for the medication The …

A former pharmacy owner is awaiting a Tribunal decision on penalties after it heard her patient was receiving the highest amount of codeine in Victoria The Herald Sun reports that …

A coroner has recommended amended training on medicines which affect the central nervous system, after the death of a man from mixed drug toxicity Victorian coroner Leveasque Peterson has recommended …

Despite regulatory changes to codeine, pharmacists continue to play a vital role in the safe and appropriate use of analgesics As our knowledge of pain has progressed, we now recognise …

Vaccine run highlights community pharmacy’s worth; BoJo lauds Sussex pharmacist; India cracks down on codeine cough syrups Donegal, Pennsylvania: Trib Live has reported on pharmacist Ed Christofano, who drove his …

Careers, colds, codeine and COVID: which of our features were pharmacists reading this year? In the first of series looking at our most read articles in 2020, we look at …

A dentist and pharmacist has identified an increase in the prescribing by dentists of opioids, and suggests they should have access to real-time monitoring systems In a new article in …