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‘I have never ever seen dosages of this amount:’ dispensing pharmacist
One pharmacist queried what they called a “heavy concoction” of medication, while another spotted several red flags in a specialist’s prescribing The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the …
‘It’s not just one packet of jelly beans’
A staff member’s drinking at the pharmacy where she worked led to the discovery of nearly $3,000 in fraudulent refunds The Border Mail reports that when the pharmacy worker went …
World news wrapup: 8 August 2024
Victims of former pharmacist distressed as he leaves prison; anti-shoplifting measures fuel Amazon Pharmacy use; soundalike medicines error in NZ Kansas City, Missouri: Families of the victims of former pharmacist …
Pharmacist’s ‘brazen’ $2m PBS fraud
A pharmacist blamed his false declaration partly on being “distracted” by his looming five-year jail term for making nearly $2 million worth of fake PBS claims The Queensland Civil and …
Pharmacist spots nurse’s forgery
“If it were not for the careful scrutiny a pharmacist applied to one of the scripts, the offending might well have continued,” a tribunal has said A nurse who wanted “a …
World news wrapup: 18 July 2024
US pharmacists report record burnout; heritage Irish pharmacy shopfront to become museum; what pharmacy has in common with powerlifting Cranbury, New Jersey: US pharmacy publication Pharmacy Times has conducted a …
Disqualified pharmacist got private scripts from overseas Mum
A pharmacist had consumed a cocktail of drugs, including tramadol and methadone, when police caught him in a McDonalds drive-through At a hearing before the Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW, …
Qld lawyer receives 252 oxycontin scripts…in less than five months
A lawyer went to a Queensland pharmacy and told the pharmacist he had a note for her to read: a threat that he had a knife and acid, and wanted …
‘Endone meant to b destructed but I took it’
A pharmacist was leasing a home from his country town employer – and what they found there when he went on holidays sparked an investigation into the store’s stock The …
Criminal history feedback wanted
Ahpra and the Boards want health professionals to weigh in on the draft criminal history registration standard The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the National Boards have invited members …
Family violence inconsistent with being a ‘fit and proper person’
A former pharmacist, whose registration was suspended at the time, threw acetone on his partner and threatened to burn the other man’s home down The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal …
World News Wrapup: 9 May 2024
Aussie discounter rebrands in New Zealand; Canadians launch anti-aggression campaign; Florida man sues over Adderall “psychosis” New Zealand: All 43 Countdown Pharmacies have been rebranded to Woolworths Pharmacy as of …