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Staff told to hide lack of pharmacist, Tribunal hears
Following a conviction for larceny, a pharmacist was found to have operated pharmacies without a pharmacist on several occasions A pharmacist asked his staff to send him a picture of …
Pharmacists testify in ‘comfort care’ murder trial
Hospital pharmacists have testified that patients were given up to 2,000mcg of fentanyl, ordered by a doctor accused of 14 murder counts US media are covering the trial of Dr …
Faked fentanyl scripts saw visa cancelled
An eagle-eyed pharmacist who spotted a fake fentanyl script led police to a man who was obtaining the drug from multiple pharmacies Whether drug dependence is a mental health issue …
Rego cancelled after forging employee signatures
A pharmacist was told not to enter any pharmacy she owned after selling large quantities of medicines for export to China The Sydney pharmacist has faced the Civil and Administrative …
World news wrapup: 24 February 2022
UK anger over pay; pay not enough for Québecois public sector pharmacists; pharmacist faces court over stabbing threat UK: British pharmacy publication Chemist + Druggist has broken down pay, and …
‘A defiant, if not contemptuous, attitude towards the regulator.’
When a Melbourne doctor was investigated for practising while suspended, he locked himself in a bathroom to obstruct the execution of a search warrant The doctor presented himself as a …
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 …