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‘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 …
Workload issues may have led to pharmacy failures
A pharmacy owner has been reprimanded and must practise under “onerous” conditions after more than 10,000 Endone tablets went missing due to an employee’s actions The pharmacist is the sole …
Crime roundup
Two men have been charged after three separate incidents in which pharmacies were robbed Upper Coomera, Queensland: Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy over two break-and-enters at the same Upper …
Police found stolen drugs in pharmacist’s home
A former pharmacist has been reprimanded for misconduct after stealing drugs such as morphine and oxycodone from his employer, and making false entries in controlled drug records The conduct in …
Doctor couldn’t say ‘no’
A pharmacist tipped off police when presented with a script that raised suspicions – sparking an investigation into a doctor who had been prescribing drugs for sex workers he hired …
‘Commendable commitment’ to dealing with health challenges
A young pharmacist has been cautioned for dispensing Duromine and diazepam to herself without a prescription, but applauded for her diligence in getting help The pharmacist, who is qualified but …
Three vials of morphine tartrate a day
A former pharmacist obtained and consumed a “staggering” amount of morphine from the store he was managing, a Tribunal has heard The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard that the …