forged scripts
Pharmacist dispensed on ‘blatant’ forgeries
A pharmacist should have considered a “sudden influx” of forged scripts from friends, and friends of friends, before supplying S8s, a Tribunal has heard The pharmacist faced the NSW Civil …
Don’t fall for a forgery
PDL has advice on forgery red flags and other concerns to look out for when considering the validity of a script, in its latest practice alert PDL continues to see …
‘All a bit strange:’ pharmacist uncovers fake scripts
A Victorian pharmacist’s thorough detective work proved to be the undoing of a nurse who forged 62 scripts for painkillers A former nurse has appeared before the Victorian Civil and …
Pharmacists on alert over forged S8 scripts
Health ministry shares common signs of forged S8 scripts after warning of increasing numbers of forgeries being dispensed The NSW Ministry of Health is reminding pharmacists to “carefully scrutinise” the …
‘Duped by a manipulative patient.’
A pharmacist failed in her “gatekeeper” role when she repeatedly dispensed drugs in a quantity which would have killed the patient if he had taken them all, a Tribunal says …
More than 200 forged scripts
Pharmacist sentenced to three years in prison for forging scripts for oxycodone and alprazolam American man Eric Tingley, 45, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for forging prescriptions …
Nurse forged scripts after infertility news
A nurse’s forged scripts came to light thanks to the actions of a vigilant pharmacist A former nurse has been disqualified from being registered in the profession for 18 months, …
GP forged scripts, breached conditions
A tribunal has cancelled a GP’s registration for breaching conditions which had been imposed on it, including that he not prescribe to himself The Medical Board of Australia has issued …
Pharmacist catches out nurse’s forged scripts
A pharmacy reported a nurse to police for trying to obtain Duromine and Endone using forged scripts, leading her to be charged with 77 offences A nurse from Queensland has …
‘Silly man’ has registration cancelled
A pharmacist’s registration has been cancelled for two years after 50 forged scripts were dispensed and the equivalent of a box a day of diazepam a day went missing at …
Forged script, stolen goods and robbery
A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to altering a prescription which included a prohibited drug and possess a forged prescription, among other charges A 22-year-old man from Southern …
Photocopied script dispensed 60 times
New Zealand’s pharmacy regulator is reportedly “stunned” that a woman was able to use a single photocopied script to get tramadol from 21 pharmacies Stuff reports that Ramona Deane developed …