crime
Three years for knife robbery
A man has been given a three-year jail term for robbing a NSW pharmacy in a bid to “get drugs” In March this year, Lawrence Trindall went to the Blooms …
Alleged rapist given back blue card
A pharmacy student accused of rape has been reissued his Working With Children card The international student, a man who can not be named due to court orders, is studying …
The week in review
Things got heated this week as GPs fired a few more volleys in their turf war against pharmacists We saw the committee undertaking Queensland’s Parliamentary Inquiry into the pharmacy sector …
World news wrapup: 18 October 2018
Trump ends the US pharmacy “gag clause”; triple threat alleged robber caught in NZ; fraud crackdowns in the UK Washington, DC: Pharmacists in the US are now permitted to tell …
Police roundup
Police in northern NSW are warning the public to “be wary” if offered methadone or fentanyl following a robbery Police were called to a pharmacy in Armidale Road, South Grafton …
World news wrapup: 4 October 2018
Pharmacist jailed over plot to kill his ex; “steep increase” in UK pharmacy closures; man wins discrimination case against Irish Boots store Ontario, Canada: A pharmacist has been jailed for …
No appeal over ice pipe sentence
Days after being jailed for supplying synthetic cannabis, a pharmacist has had an application to appeal his sentence for importing ice pipes knocked back Hoang Nam Nguyen, a community pharmacist …
Two years for smoke shop pharmacist
A pharmacist has been jailed for two years after selling illegal synthetic cannabis It’s the first time a West Australian has been imprisoned for trading in the drug, which was …
World news wrapup: 27 September 2018
British “pharmacist” detained on suspicion of working with Islamic State; Rite Aid reacts to distribution centre shooting; likely end to US pharmacy “gag clause” Syria: A British man has been …
Man steals and takes meds, collapses
A man went to a pharmacy in Kadina, South Australia to demand drugs which he immediately took The man threatened staff at the pharmacy in New Town, Kadina with a …
Homeopath hit with AHPRA charges
AHPRA has again warned Australians not to use protected titles such as “medical practitioner” if they are not one Raffaele Di Paolo was sentenced to nine years and six months …
Smoke shop pharmacist pleads guilty
A West Australian pharmacist has pleaded guilty to a number of charges of illegally supplying synthetic cannabis Hoang Nam Nguyen was facing nearly two dozen charges pertaining to synthetic cannabis …