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Jail the only option for ice-making pharmacist
A pharmacist has been jailed for three months for manufacturing ice – but was immediately bailed so she can appeal her sentence The Herald Sun has reported on the case …
‘Pain guru’ fake script spotted at pharmacy
A sharp-eyed pharmacist raised the alarm about a script for controlled drugs which had been forged by a former nurse The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case …
33,250 misappropriated alprazolam tablets
The Board was notified about a pharmacist who misappropriated “vast amounts of alprazolam” by his pharmacist co-workers The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard that between 2014 and 2017, the …
Appeal over consult room assault rejected
A pharmacist’s sentence for sexual assault was manifestly inadequate, prosecutors claimed – but their appeal has been knocked back Warning: this article contains details that may distress some readers In …
$3m fines over oxygen therapy
A court has ordered a company to pay a $2 million fine, and its director to pay another million, over the advertising of medical devices to treat diseases including dementia, …
‘I want all your benzo.’
A pharmacy owner has been significantly impacted by a robbery and now has trouble working at night, a court has heard Michael Davidson has appeared before the Southport District Court …
‘Skilled con-artist’ exploited pharmacists’ empathy and trust
Four pharmacists have told a Tribunal of a “sophisticated fraudster” who presented a single copied script 60 times and expertly distracted them The New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has …
Eccentricity mistaken for impairment
A psychiatrist’s diagnosis of a pharmacist with an alcohol use disorder was “entirely speculative,” a Tribunal has found The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the application of a …
‘Abuse of the regulatory regime’
A pharmacist stalked a fellow health professional and attempted to ruin his career, sending multiple messages a Tribunal described as “sickening reading” Warning: this article contains details that may distress …
Permanent prohibition
A “life coach” with a fake degree tore up a patient’s mental health plan and told them not to take their prescribed antidepressants The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has …
World news wrapup: 18 November 2021
Pharmacists not responsible for medicines accessibility gap; largest ever civil settlement for unlawful dispensing controlled substances to be paid by pharmacist; Kaiser strike averted Savannah, Georgia: A former pharmacy owner …
Fentanyl focus
A doctor who “did not understand how strong fentanyl is compared with morphine” is awaiting a Tribunal decision as to his future The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has issued …