crime
WA police seek pharmacy robber
Western Australian Regional Investigations Unit officers are seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Innaloo on Sunday 9 October 2016. Around 8.50am, the man entered the pharmacy …
World News Wrapup: 10 October 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Aberdeen, Scotland: An Aberdeen pharmacist has been sentenced to 20 months’ jail after he pled guilty to forging scripts and …
World news wrapup: 3 November 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Minnesota, US: The Minnesota State Pharmacy Board is proposing new rules which would prohibit pharmacies from requiring pharmacists to …
Pharmacist rapes customer, attempts to flee country
An intern pharmacist who raped a customer has had his provisional registration cancelled, and been barred from reapplying for registration for four years. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard …
World News Wrapup: 27 October 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Ontario, Canada: A Canadian family has launched a petition to urge Ontario’s Health Minister to make medication error reporting mandatory, …
King Island Pharmacy arsonist disputes endangering neighbour
Whether or not the man who set fire to King Island’s only pharmacy knew the flat above it was occupied is one of several issues being examined as he faced …
Brazen thief steals charity tin
A charity founder has asked consumers to help identify a thief who walked into a Priceline pharmacy recently and stole a collection tin while having a prescription filled. The tin …
Alleged syringe-armed robber faces court
A man has been charged after an alleged armed robbery of a pharmacy in northern NSW. About 9.30am on Sunday 9 October 2016, a 55-year-old man allegedly armed with a …
Pharmacy knife robber loses appeal
A man who robbed a Kingston pharmacy with a knife has had his appeal for a reduced sentence dismissed. Stewart Bartle was sentenced in April 2016 to three years’ imprisonment …
Patients support pharmacy after suspicious fire
A Perth pharmacy has received overwhelming support from its customers following a suspicious fire over the weekend The front windows of the Corfield Street Family Chemist in Gosnells were smashed …
“30 seconds to open the safe”
Police are investigating an armed robbery in Sydney’s north in which a pharmacy assistant was forced to her knees by a man armed with a knife Yahoo7 News reports that …
Pharmacist to pay nearly $100k for importing ice pipes
The pharmacist who also owns a chain of Perth smoke shops has been ordered to pay nearly $100,000 after pleading guilty Earlier this month Hoang Nam Nguyen, who owns the …
