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Pharmacist allegedly ran from Porsche crash
A pharmacist was arrested after he allegedly crashed his Porsche into a parked bus, while more than four times the legal blood alcohol limit News Corp media reports that a …
Drug deal gone wrong ‘no joke’ for former pharmacist
A former pharmacist has been handed a jail term for his role in an international crime operation, after he became addicted to illicit drugs and lost his registration News Corp …
Drug safes too full to close
Discrepancies between the drug register and S8s, inadequate cold chain management, and compounding scales which had been left unserviced were all problems unearthed at one Victorian pharmacy The Victorian Pharmacy …
Reprimand after thefts, forged script
A pharmacist’s job at Chemist Warehouse led to insomnia and anxiety – and he began to steal Stilnox from his workplace The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has published the …
World news wrapup: 15 September 2022
US Mother-daughter pharmacy team charged with paying kickbacks; fake pharmacist caught selling controlled drugs; NZ pharmacies a “natural fit” for mask recycling Miami, Florida: Mother and daughter pharmacy owners have …
Vaccine fraud charge dropped
Charges have been dropped against a woman who allegedly tried to bribe a pharmacist to fake her COVID jab records Geraldton, WA: In November 2021, Geraldton Police said on Twitter …
Child labour charges for Vic pharmacy
A Victorian pharmacy is facing 11 charges after it allegedly breached laws restricting the employment of children The Wage Inspectorate Victoria has announced that it has filed 11 charges in …
Section 150 advice
What to do if you are faced with a Section 150 restriction on your health practitioner registration. By Andrew Lambros and Maurice Hannan In our previous two articles, we discussed …
‘Fall from grace’ into international drug crime
A pharmacist became severely addicted to drugs and his family extorted for $400k to pay his debts to criminals News Corp has reported on the case of a Sydney pharmacist …
Vaccine refuser tested consent in pharmacy
A sacked Jetstar worker tried to have a pharmacist sign a form admitting criminal liability if she proceeded with a booked COVID vaccination Consumer consent is non-negotiable when it comes …
Qld Premier a ‘dark mistress,’ said suspended doc
A GP registrar has published Ahpra’s letter to him detailing his suspension, after he spread anti-vaccination misinformation and “aggressively” interrupted the AMA’s conference to broadcast it In July, Dr William …
World news wrapup: 25 August 2022
Three pharmacy giants told to cough up more than $900 million over opioids; codeine crisis in Ireland; NZ woman convicted over forged scripts Cleveland, Ohio: A US District judge has …