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ACCC still has Pfizer in its sights
The ACCC is seeking special leave to appeal the dismissal of its allegations against Pfizer Australia The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking leave from the High Court to …
Licensees reprimanded
Recent panel hearings have looked into allegations that licensees had failed to meet their responsibilities to comply with good pharmacy practice at registered premises Three panel hearings were held in …
A ‘needless and entirely preventable’ death: Coroner
Pharmacists are reminded of their right to refuse supply in the wake of an inquest into a man’s death due to methotrexate toxicity Earlier this year, media outlets reported on the …
Pharmacist who dispensed over 143,000 OxyContin tablets banned
A NSW pharmacy owner has been struck off the register for “gross breach of his professional obligations” In a hearing before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal late last year, a …
Jury recommends $34m payout from J&J
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay millions in damages to a woman who claimed her cancer was caused by using the company’s baby powder This week a California …
The devil is in the detail: The importance of legal due diligence
Deciding whether to purchase a business is not an easy decision, and one of the first stages is completing due diligence, writes Sarah Stoddart Deciding whether to purchase a business is …
Censure over experimental use of drug
A practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct for prescribing S8 drug ketamine to treat depression – though it is not approved for use in this context The Health …
Could real time prescription monitoring have helped?
A NSW doctor has been reprimanded for prescribing addictive drugs including fentanyl, oxycodone and morphine to drug-dependent patients without the proper authority A specialist doctor, based in Taree in northern …
World news wrapup: 26 April 2018
More jobs for those willing to skip lunch; US pharmacist fights to clear his name; Prince’s family sues a hospital and the Walgreens pharmacy chain Birmingham, UK: A local agency …
Could legalising cannabis raise $2 billion a year?
Greens Senator Richard Di Natale has referred to independent costings that show billions in potential income from legalising the drug Greens leader Senator Di Natale has declared that legalising cannabis …
Pharmacist loses 3-year defamation court battle
A WA pharmacist has lost Federal Court proceedings against AHPRA and the Pharmacy Board, in which he claimed they had published defamatory statements about him The pharmacist had been convicted …
ISIS pharmacist breached profession’s fundamental tenets
A British pharmacist has been struck off the register following his conviction for dissemination of a terrorist publication Zameer Abdul Majid Ghumra was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for showing …