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Intern forced to walk boss’s dog, wash her car
A former intern was charged with fraud and forgery after she faked her boss’s signature to get away from her job News Corp media have reported on the case of …
Pharmacy owner on serious charges
A Sydney pharmacist has fronted court charged with child sex offences News Corp media report that the pharmacist, who the AJP has chosen not to name as legal proceedings are …
World news wrapup: 15 October 2020
Pharmacy owner allegedly sent cocaine to DEA official after investigation began; another Lloyds pharmacist refuses emergency contraception; transgender patients lose access to medicines Queens, New York: Pharmacy owner Dimitrios Lymberatos …
Censure after trans-Tasman drug thefts
After stealing Ritalin and surrendering his registration to practise in Australia, a pharmacist went home to New Zealand and offended again The pharmacist had his New Zealand registration cancelled after …
Pharmacist snooped using colleagues’ login
After her marriage ended, worry about her daughter and an ‘obsession’ with her former husband’s partner triggered a pharmacist into inappropriately accessing their medical records The New Zealand Health Practitioners …
‘I can get u more Valium if u need em.’
SMS exchanges led to a nurse being found guilty of professional misconduct for supplying prescription drugs to patients in exchange for money, and borrowing thousands of dollars from them A …
‘Jekyll and Hyde’ party pharmacist sentenced
A pharmacist has been handed an 18-month suspended sentence by a Dublin court after he supplied prescription drugs to his friends Irish media report that John O’Meara, the 42-year-old owner …
Opening hours key to pharmacy approval case
The Federal Court has ruled that an appeal should be allowed in this ongoing stoush between two NSW South Coast pharmacies, which are just 150 metres away from each other …
Pharmacist allegedly went to work drunk
A pharmacist’s registration has been suspended after he allegedly left methadone for his patients in an alleyway or a bookie’s shop An unnamed superintendent pharmacist has told an Irish court …
Pharmacist catches out nurse’s forged scripts
A pharmacy reported a nurse to police for trying to obtain Duromine and Endone using forged scripts, leading her to be charged with 77 offences A nurse from Queensland has …
Rego based on lies
A pharmacist has been reprimanded and disqualified for three years after he made false declarations about his criminal, disciplinary and practice history The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about …
No half doses in pharmacy ownership
PDL has issued a new reminder to pharmacy proprietors of their key responsibilities, following cases which highlighted opioid dosing and inappropriate dispensing Special Counsel Chandrika Darroch, from Meridian Lawyers, writes …