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World news wrapup: 14 March 2019
Patients suffer vision loss after receiving allegedly adulterated eye injections; Boots pharmacists vote for union representation; pharmacist facing charges after unsecured methadone stolen Dallas, Texas: A federal court has ordered …
AHPRA: We want it to be safe for people to report their concerns
The regulatory agency is midway through conducting a review on its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers In November 2018, the AJP reported the story of an Adelaide …
Fake pharmacist caught out
A man who posed as a pharmacist has pleaded guilty in court, while a suspended pharmacist has pleaded guilty for holding himself out as registered A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to …
Former pharmacist loses bid for reinstatement
Tribunal not convinced the former pharmacist in charge had reformed, two years after being struck off for dispensing $10,000 worth of drugs ‘off books’ to a patient A pharmacist who …
‘Failures of good pharmacy practice’
A pharmacy owner has been reprimanded for failing to maintain accurate S8 records – with evidence of 43 unprocessed transactions in two weeks In January 2019 the Victorian Pharmacy Authority …
Dentist’s ‘alarming misunderstanding’ of pharmacist role
A dentist has been reprimanded after prescribing benzodiazepines to a two-year-old and a seven-year-old who both later presented to emergency departments A NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing has heard …
Suspended after filling fraudulent scripts
A pharmacist has had his registration suspended for six months after he dispensed up to 15 tablets of alprazolam and 17 tablets of diazepam per day to a patient The …
Professional misconduct – or not?
A pharmacist said he was unsure which of several forged scripts and non-compliant scripts for drugs of addiction he had dispensed, claiming staff were using his log-in details The pharmacist appeared …
A pinch of high-risk medicines
In its latest communication to members, PDL has advised pharmacists how to handle themselves in “APINCH” – when dealing with high-risk medicines A is for Antimicrobials The first medicine class …
Is this script forged?
PDL has offered advice on whether a prescription could be forged, and what pharmacists should do if they suspect they’ve been handed a fake Scott Ames, principal at Meridian Lawyers, …
Cancelled after inappropriate relationship
A psychologist has had his registration cancelled after he entered into a relationship with a patient and gave him gifts including cigarettes, alcohol and a tattoo A number of allegations …
Five charged over alleged baby formula syndicate
Police have charged five people over their alleged roles in the coordinated theft of more than $1 million worth of baby formula across Sydney Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in …