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‘You won’t have a shop to come back to.’
Intimidated by a man who made threats to hurt him and destroy his pharmacy, a pharmacist handed over a mood stabilising prescription medicine A man has appeared in Gympie Magistrates …
Pharmacist catches out doctor’s fake scripts
Case reveals the “important role that pharmacists play in identifying unlawful prescribing,” says tribunal A doctor has been reprimanded and suspended for two months after self-prescribing S8 medication. In early …
Town could lose only pharmacy after rego cancelled
A “responsible, family-focused” pharmacist has argued that he is reformed since buying benzos from a car boot, and cancelling his registration would leave a town without a pharmacy The NSW …
Pharmacy council pays owner $50k in costs
A pharmacy council has been ordered to pay a pharmacy owner costs after dropping conditions that restricted him from compounding or dispensing for online platforms The Pharmacy Council of NSW …
‘No evidence of insight or remorse’
A pharmacist with an impairment has been reprimanded and her registration suspended after she self-dispensed inappropriately The pharmacist fronted the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, facing allegations that she had …
World news wrapup: 21 April 2022
Pharmacist caught ordering and selling $17k worth of diabetic test strips; murder of pharmacist in Lebanon condemned; Kenya cracks down on illegal pharmacies Wolverhampton, England: A pharmacist was caught “red-handed” …
World news wrapup: 14 April 2022
Pharmacist charged with hate crime after alleged bar attack; Tennessee pharmacists to prescribe ivermectin; Sri Lanka faces devastating meds shortage Chicago, Illinois: A pharmacist has been charged with a hate …
Pharmacist took 29,000 Ritalin tablets from employer
Stressed by workplace and other pressures, a pharmacist began to take Ritalin from the pharmacy where they worked – up to 20 tablets a day A state Civil and Administrative …
Vaccine exemption appeal knocked back
A pharmacist’s “vaccine hesitant” views have been heard in her quest to gain an exemption from the vaccine mandate The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission heard that the pharmacist was working …
Leading compounder censured over ‘failure to exercise proper oversight’
A former NSW pharmacist has been disqualified for three years over multiple compounding complaints, but he alleges “a massive swamp of corruption and malfeasance” is behind the decision Former pharmacist …
Anti-mask group allegedly abused pharmacy workers
Several people who allegedly abused pharmacy staff have pleaded not guilty to related charges, but refused to enter the court over mask requirements In March, the West Australian reported that …
Anti-vax pharmacist claims profession lying about COVID jabs
A Victorian pharmacist claimed that Pharmacy Board members were complicit in treason, and questioned its authority to suspend her registration A pharmacist’s attempt to keep practising after an immediate suspension …