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Pharmacist facing serious allegations
Newly registered pharmacist suspended by Health Ombudsman The Gold Coast pharmacist, who was only registered this April, is prohibited from practising as a pharmacist or providing any health services effective …
World news wrapup: 17 April 2025
Brits crack down on prescription weight loss advertising; poultry rampage in US pharmacy; Americans trust their pharmacists, but don’t ask them questions UK: British stakeholders including the Advertising Standards Authority …
Indirect supply of medicinal cannabis under scrutiny
Recent panel hearings have investigated allegations that pharmacy licensees “failed to meet their responsibilities” Eight panel hearings in February and March investigated allegations against pharmacist licensees for “serious potential breaches” …
World news wrapup: 13 February 2025
UK woman dies after pharmacy ‘tick- box’ exercise; pharmacist suspended over anti-vax autism statements; Dublin Chemist Warehouse-Boots property stoush Suffolk, UK: A coroner has recommended a review of online prescription …
‘Ignorance of that fact is not a defence in itself’
What is the Pharmacy Board looking for when it comes to pharmacists who have been notified against… and when should you tell it about your legal history? The AJP spoke …
World news wrapup: 6 February 2025
Pharmacist guilty of her husband’s insulin murder; Canadians ponder pharmacy choice; warning over Ozempic-linked death Beckley, West Virginia – Former pharmacist Natalie Cochran has been given a “no mercy” sentence …
Legal error found, but suspension upheld in Supreme Court
A pharmacy proprietor appealed her Section 150 suspension over a legal point, denying allegations of PBS fraud and “kickbacks” A pharmacist has taken an appeal of a NSW Civil and …
Pharmacists dispense high-risk drugs from unlicensed premises
A pharmacy was found to be in an “untidy, cluttered and unhygienic state” and its owner told to stop conducting pharmacy business there… but he continued to do so The …
World news wrapup: 23 January 2025
USA to withdraw from WHO; Glasgow pharmacist found guilty of assault on patient; Walgreens Boots unlawful scripts allegations Geneva, Switzerland: The World Health Organization has expressed regret that the United …
‘We just don’t know what to do. We’re so snookered’
Pharmacist says “notorious antisocial people” and sex offenders in her suburb are frightening away loyal customers, as well as a sales rep A St Kilda pharmacy owner, “Charlotte,” has called …
‘He frankly admits his dishonesty’
A pharmacist let his registration lapse because he was ‘too unwell to work,’ thus demonstrating insight into his conduct, a tribunal says The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard that …
‘Amateurish’ offending earns pharmacist a reprimand
Anxiety and lack of sleep over a troubled retail music business were behind a pharmacist’s decision to self-dispense Valium, a tribunal has heard A pharmacist has faced the Queensland Civil …