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Pharmacist appeals PBS fraud sentence
A pharmacist has cited financial pressures, including due to the pandemic, in his appeal against his jail term for PBS fraud The NSW pharmacist made false claims for medicines including …
World news wrapup: 13 July 2023
Pharmacist who re-used syringe barrels sued; new French report reveals huge pharmacist shortfall; US pharmacist headed for prison but looking for love Vancouver, British Columbia: A pharmacy company is reportedly …
Illicit drug role like ‘my involvement with customers,’ says jailed pharmacist
A pharmacy owner, jailed for his role in a methylamphetamine supply operation, appealed his sentence partly because he had lost his pharmacy businesses A pharmacy owner was part of a …
$1m vape haul
WA’s chief pharmacist says illegal vapes are “popping up everywhere,” as the state makes its biggest seizure to date Many people do not understand that all vapes sold outside the …
‘If you steal again I’ll lock you up’
A Victorian man who stole from Chemist Warehouse stores has been banned from all outlets in his regional town The Warrnambool Standard reports that a 36-year-old man stole from the …
Training misrepresentation a ‘serious matter’: Fair Work
A pharmacist signed her pharmacy assistant partner’s training plan – but their employer knew nothing about it A pharmacy assistant has applied to the Fair Work Commission for an unfair …
Pharmacist confused, slurring and incoherent at work
A pharmacist was on duty with a blood alcohol concentration of around 0.30 and under the influence of benzodiazepines, when he fell over in the dispensary and had to be …
The art of saying sorry
In PDL’s latest practice alert, Meridian Lawyers issue state and territory-specific guides It’s OK to say sorry. Pharmacists are human beings and fallible, so despite their best efforts, adverse events …
Inappropriate prescribing revealed by pharmacy probe
An investigation into a pharmacy sparked another into a GP, who wrote 121 fentanyl scripts for one person in just over a year The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW has …
Pharmacist’s ‘elaborate and systematic’ scheme to get opioids
A former pharmacist used a copied key to get into his former workplace, fake scripts and take fentanyl – all by the light of his mobile phone The Pharmacy Board …
Pharmacist’s case marks Ahpra’s 100th criminal prosecution
A man let his provisional registration lapse – and then told his employer he was registered and worked full time as a pharmacist The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has …
World news wrapup: 25 May 2023
NZ pharmacist charges over codeine thefts; Israeli pharmacy slammed over censorship of women’s pictures; Irish pharmacist wins redundancy over move request Alexandra, New Zealand: A pharmacist has been convicted on …