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‘I was steeped in shame.’
Her parents went into debt to go into business with her, then bought property to deter Chemist Warehouse… and her pharmacy thrived. But this pharmacist decided to defraud Medicare Reporter …
World news wrapup: 11 March 2021
Pharmacist’s joke leads to privacy lawsuit; pharmacist keeps vaccinating despite personal losses; registration cancelled after appeal fails Phoenix, Arizona: An Arizona Supreme Court ruling has revived the lawsuit of a …
Over 40 criminal charges for forged and stolen scripts
A health practitioner used white out to create a phony script for morphine – but a pharmacist spotted the fraud and called police A former medical radiation practitioner from Queensland …
Pharmacist imprisoned after ordering ‘hit’
A former pharmacist will forfeit guns, ammunition, gold and silver coins seized from places including his pharmacy, and is sentenced for a drug distribution conspiracy The US pharmacist has been …
Priceline faces ‘imminent’ class action from angry franchisees
Legal representatives say they wish to resolve the dispute at pre-trial mediation or arbitration if possible Priceline is facing a potential class action in an ongoing dispute with franchisees who …
World news wrapup: 4 March 2021
Irish pharmacists could be given work at a third of agreed pay rates; Kenya cracks down on illegal pharmacies; US pharmacist facing lawsuit over controlled substances Ireland: Concerned about the …
Keen-eyed pharmacist uncovers morphine misconduct
The pharmacist contacted police after discovering a carer was misappropriating a patient’s MS Contin tablets and substituting them with aspirin A Queensland woman has been banned for life from providing …
Jailed pharmacist pretended to be his mother
A pharmacist has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after he sold hundreds of thousands of doses of drugs of addiction onto the black market The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare …
Disqualified after prescribing to sex workers
The Medical Board has issued a statement about Dr Syed Islam, who has been reprimanded after a pharmacist called the police about a suspect script Dr Islam has been disqualified …
Vaping crackdown sees illegal product seized
NSW Health has warned anyone selling nicotine e-cigarettes that they face fines of up to $1,100 per offence The warning comes after authorities seized $450,000 worth of illegal product last year, …
Pharmacist allowed his shops to sell illicit drugs
A former pharmacist has been banned from applying for re-registration for two years after police seized poppers and synthetic cannabis from his shops The WA State Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded …
Warning update lists disciplinary history
Following a warning about using this pharmacist’s website, a new statement has confirmed his disciplinary history Earlier this month, NSW Fair Trade Commissioner Rose Webb warned consumers not to deal …