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Fighting back on authority prescription debts
You can successfully challenge debts raised by the Department of Health for high cost scripts, says lawyer Maurice Hannan Pharmacists would be well aware of the problems associated with the …
Pharmacist fined $38,000 for practising while suspended
Falsely claiming to be registered erodes public trust in health practitioners, says Pharmacy Board A New South Wales pharmacist who continued to practise after his registration was suspended has been …
Case dismissed
Pharmacy Guild sees proceedings against Ramsay Health Care dismissed as court rules it cannot determine whether there has been criminal conduct in a civil suit Proceedings brought by the Pharmacy …
Jail time and doubled fines for fake pharmacists
Tougher new penalties for people holding themselves out to be registered health practitioners From 1 July, amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law will see people who pretend to …
Appeal upheld
A Sydney pharmacist who was jailed for illegally supplying thousands of Gardasil vaccines to Hong Kong will serve the rest of her sentence through community service Sydney pharmacist Kathy Gong …
Crime or competition?
In the next instalment of the Guild-Ramsay legal saga, the two sides have battled it out over pharmacy ownership and business competition in the courtroom The Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
AHPRA: We want it to be safe for people to report their concerns
The regulatory agency is midway through conducting a review on its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers In November 2018, the AJP reported the story of an Adelaide …
Fake pharmacist caught out
A man who posed as a pharmacist has pleaded guilty in court, while a suspended pharmacist has pleaded guilty for holding himself out as registered A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to …
Pharmacist granted bail ahead of appeal
A Sydney pharmacist jailed for illegally supplying HPV vaccines has been bailed while awaiting appeal Mosman pharmacist Katherine Gong pleaded guilty to three counts of prohibition on wholesale supply of certain …
Conviction stands for ‘devious’ theft
A Victorian pharmacist found guilty of 52 charges of theft for conduct described by the court as ‘glaringly dishonest’ has had his leave to appeal refused A pharmacist who was …
Pharmacist jailed over illegal vaccine supply
A Sydney pharmacist has been jailed for eight months for supplying thousands of Gardasil vaccines that were exported under a false declaration to Hong Kong Mosman pharmacist Katherine Gong was …
AHPRA ‘shocked and appalled’ by GP attack on pharmacist
Addressing pharmacists’ concerns, the organisation says it will be reviewing its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers This month AJP reported the story of an …