legal
Much-needed clarity on rego conditions
NSW Court of Appeal provides clarity on the “public interest” grounds for imposing conditions on registrations of health practitioners, write Andrew Lambros and Maurice Hannan In our first article, we …
Forgeries earn three-month suspension
A WA pharmacist has been reprimanded after she faked CPD certificates in order to claim travel expenses “A great deal of stress” influenced a pharmacist to fake CPD accreditation, the …
Council notification warning
Pharmacists must know and act on their responsibilities when they acquire an interest in a pharmacy business, one stakeholder has warned The Pharmacy Council of NSW has reminded members of …
Receptionist claimed $178k in Medicare payments
A Cairns woman has been convicted and sentenced after submitting 355 false Medicare claims She fronted the Cairns District Court last week, where she pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming more …
Crime roundup: knife robbery, banned thief returns
Police have released security footage of a daylight knife robbery at a Gold Coast pharmacy this week Gold Coast police are investigating the armed robbery of a pharmacy at Carrara …
World news wrapup: 18 August 2022
Fancy a $100k signing bonus? Walgreens to appeal opioid crisis ruling; pharmacist solves child’s monster problem United States: The pharmacist shortage has led Walgreens to try and tempt pharmacists to …
Pharmacist ghosts supervisor, Council
A NZ pharmacist has had his registration cancelled after he repeatedly failed to adhere to conditions placed on his registration Pharmacy Today reports that the pharmacist appeared before the Health …
Rego restriction warning
Health practitioners must beware of urgent ‘public interest’ restrictions that can be placed on their registrations, write Andrew Lambros and Maurice Hannan, of Bennett & Philp Lawyers Health practitioners need …
‘I chose to look the other way.’
Three pharmacists have had their registrations cancelled after supplying prescription drugs to a health food store, for patients they never saw Three pharmacists – two of them brothers – have …
$2 million theft from WA pharmacy
A pharmacist husband and wife were working more than 100 hours a week… so they trusted a family friend to keep their pharmacy’s accounts WA Today has reported on the …
Oxycodone case showcases pharmacist role in spotting unlawful prescribing
A sharp-eyed pharmacist identified a falsified script presented to her by a doctor, and his brief pattern of self-prescribing was revealed The Medical Board of Australia has issued a statement …
Intern’s ‘tragic’ pain history before S8 thefts
A Tribunal has examined whether a former intern’s impairment constituted “a fundamental deficiency of character and integrity so serious to warrant his removal from the profession” A former pharmacy intern …