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65-hour weeks his downfall, says jailed pharmacist
A pharmacist who had to sell his store at a “monstrous loss” after his suspension has now been jailed for 22 months The West Australian has reported on the case …
32 cardboard boxes, 98,544 pseudo tablets
A pharmacist’s registration has been cancelled after he was suspended over his inability to account for more than 5,700 packs of pseudoephedrine, and kept practising anyway Sydney pharmacist David Le …
Pharmacist reprimanded after altering own scripts
A pharmacist has been disqualified from practising after compounding products for other pharmacies without any authority to do so, plus self-dispensing a variety of drugs without scripts The pharmacist had …
More than 200 forged scripts
Pharmacist sentenced to three years in prison for forging scripts for oxycodone and alprazolam American man Eric Tingley, 45, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for forging prescriptions …
Professional misconduct through ‘laziness or poor attitude’
A pharmacist has been reprimanded after she dispensed S4 restricted drugs to herself, family and a friend without scripts The pharmacist faced the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal where she …
Pharmacist reprimanded over inappropriate patient relationships
After a patient’s mother died, a pharmacist used his store’s records to contact her and begin a sexual relationship The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about a pharmacist who …
Car boot benzo sale pharmacist faces Tribunal
A pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct, after buying benzodiazepines from another pharmacist out of a car boot in a high rollers casino car park In December 2016, …
World news wrapup: 10 June 2021
Amazon offers discount six-month scripts; pharmacist who spoiled vaccines sentenced; huge shortfall in pharmacists in UK US: Amazon has announced an offer of a six-month supply of 13 commonly used …
‘Burn-out’ led to dispensing errors
A pharmacist was censured and fined over $5,500 after he dispensed methadone without a valid script and allowed take-home doses when in-person dosing was required Stuff reports that an Auckland …
Grab for pharmacist’s $6m estate knocked back
Whether a dispensary constituted a “household” was one question raised in a case where a former cop faked a relationship with a pharmacist, to try and inherit his millions In …
‘Boundary breaches’ in misconduct case
Mainstream media have reported on the case of a pharmacist who had a relationship with a “vulnerable” patient and continued to dispense medicines to her The Victorian Civil and Administrative …
$87k in meds, perfume missing after manhole raid
A man has been sentenced to 138 days in jail after he broke into a pharmacy through a manhole in the hotel next door The Herald Sun reports that George …