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No-script dispensing appeal knocked back
A pharmacist argued that he was motivated by “misplaced empathy or compassion” when he dispensed a high-tech drug to two children without a script At Ireland’s High Court, the pharmacist …
Fear of needles leads to termination
A US pharmacist is taking his former employer to court for unlawful termination after he refused to administer immunisations due to his “needle phobia” A pharmacy manager at a national …
Pharmacist claims regulator ‘witch hunt’ against compounders
A pharmacist’s registration has been cancelled after he inappropriately supplied “Myer’s Cocktail,” among other substances to “wellness clinics,” saying he was stressed and sleep-deprived The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW …
‘The most prolific prescriber of dexamphetamine’
A psychiatrist asked his patient not to take her inappropriately-large number of scripts to the same pharmacies, saying “my head will be on the chopping block if you do” The …
World News wrapup: 3 February 2022
“There is no chance I will ever be going to that store again,” says woman who says she has still not been paid back nearly $4k by Chemist Warehouse Porirua, …
Anti-vax doctor has registration cancelled
A former doctor has been disqualified from applying for registration for six years after he faked vaccination exemption forms and Medicare forms The Medical Board of Australia has issued a …
‘Almost no independent clinical reasoning on the part of any pharmacists.’
Two pharmacists have had their registration cancelled after failing to notice or intervene in widespread inappropriate dispensing at their store The pair were the co-owners of a southern Sydney pharmacy, …
World news wrapup: 28 January 2022
Pharmacist brothers offer “Jabs with kebabs;” Irish pharmacy calls anti-vax stunt “quite sad;” pharmacist sentenced over fraud Cork, Ireland: Sunday World has reported that a group of anti-vaxxers descended on …
Pharmacist ‘lacked the strength of personality to challenge the status quo’
An “inappropriate GP” next door, and an owner with a “dominant personality that meant the pharmacy operated as a virtual dictatorship”, were factors in a pharmacist’s professional misconduct A pharmacist …
World news wrapup: 20 January 2022
Crime focus in the UK; anti-masker attacks Irish pharmacy assistant; US pharmacist fired over allegedly squirting vaccines in trash and falsifying vaccine cards UK: An investigation by UK pharmacy publication …
‘Audacious, brazen, dishonest and unlawful.’
A doctor has been disqualified from applying for registration for four years after he asked his patients to fill codeine scripts for him and paid them for the medication The …
Conduct continued until detected by pharmacists
A dentist has been suspended for writing scripts for Endone using the names of colleagues and family members, after pharmacists questioned the legitimacy of the scripts The NSW dentist expressed …