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Dentist repeatedly breached conditions
Pharmacists made several mandatory notifications about a suspended dentist who attempted to fill scripts he had written in the names of other people A tribunal has found that it would …
Dispensing in the spotlight
Three pharmacists to front tribunal over dispensing practices The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) is prosecuting complaints against three pharmacists over their dispensing practices, the AJP heard at the NSW …
Two month suspension over ice pipes
Another pharmacist has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct after importing ice pipes into WA The Pharmacy Board has published details about the case of Cathy Nguyen, who …
World news wrapup: 16 January 2020
Pharmacist jailed for black market activity; NZ pharmacies feel the pinch as Chemist Warehouse moves in; pharmacy tech hid stolen drugs in her bra Wolverhampton, England: A pharmacist has been …
Banned for 12 months
A Sydney doctor whose prescribing of compounded stimulants to at-risk patients was described as ‘reprehensible’ has been struck off the register, while a compounding pharmacist will front the tribunal A …
Pharmacist directly imported hormone and ED treatments
A formerly registered pharmacist has been reprimanded after he bypassed the Australian Therapeutic Goods Regulatory Framework to import drugs not registered on the ARTG The Pharmacy Board has issued a …
World news wrapup: 5 December 2019
Oregon woman trashes pharmacy, causes $146k damage; pharmacy sued after revealing woman’s transgender and HIV status; NZ tardy on pharmacist measles vaccination Portland, Oregon: A woman caused an estimated USD$100,000 …
‘Fatigued, isolated and helpless.’
A pharmacist has been reprimanded after supplying herself with prescription medications while on duty, altering pharmacy records and making several dispensing errors In late 2015 the pharmacist returned from maternity …
Self-prescribing doc found guilty of sexual assault
A doctor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a patient, months after his conviction for self-prescribing pain medication Mainstream media including the ABC report that the 26-year-old female patient …
Ice ring ‘right hand man’ jailed
A pharmacist turned methamphetamine courier has been handed a 10-year jail sentence for his role in a $20 million interstate ice trafficking venture The Courier Mail reports that the pharmacist …
Owner ‘abdicated’ professional obligations, Tribunal finds
A pharmacy owner has been found guilty of professional misconduct after more than 10,000 Endone tablets went missing due to an employee’s actions The pharmacist is the sole owner of …
Thirteen fraudulent scripts
A man has been charged with fraud related offences following an investigation into alleged prescription fraud on the Northern Beaches During November 2019, officers from Northern Beaches Proactive Crime Team …