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Reprimand of NSW approved pharmacist follows probe by the Pharmaceutical Services Federal Committee of Inquiry The minister for health and aged care has reprimanded NSW approved pharmacist, Aged Health Care …
World news wrapup: 15 February 2024
Slovakia’s “drug mountain” growing; Tonga’s “desperate” need for pharmacists; Northern Ireland pharmacist takes cocaine, dishes out sectarian abuse and death threats Slovakia: A “drug mountain” is growing as patients return …
‘Circumvention of the rules’ leads to pharmacist’s tribunal hearing
When it was seized at the border, a pharmacist tried to claim that a shipment of unlawfully imported Phosphatidylcholine was for her personal use A Stage One hearing before the …
Unlawful Covid tests, vapes seized
A multi-agency raid across Sydney has seen the TGA and Australian Border Force seize more than 14,000 unlawful therapeutic goods, including Covid RATs An operation aimed at disrupting the “end-to-end …
‘Catastrophic’ consequences averted by pharmacist and cardiologist
A pharmacist was one of several people who notified the regulator about a doctor who was using kinesiology to diagnose patients, and prescribed potentially dangerous medicines regimes – plus colour …
Employer audit reveals unregistered pharmacist
A pharmacist let his registration lapse and practised for four months before his employer caught him Ahpra has issued a statement about a man who has been prosecuted for holding …
Pharmacist unlikely to repeat conduct: tribunal
A tribunal has told a pharmacist he can continue to practice, after he stole medicines from his employer and altered records The pharmacist’s case has been heard by the Queensland …
World news wrapup: 1 February 2024
UK PM announces Pharmacy First scheme, Alberta expands pharmacy care clinics; dispenser sentenced after temazepam theft; ChatGPT reveals pharmacy app talk England: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the …
Pharmacist suspended after he ‘inherited an inadequate system’
A pharmacist had no experience with residential aged care facilities, and received no training in supplying them, when he suddenly had to manage a 450-patient-per-week DAA contract – with insufficient …
World news wrapup: 25 January 2024
Pharmacist snooped in ex-partner’s medical records; “Harmacy” documentary to showcase profession’s challenges; new NZ CWH raises concerns Joliette, Québec: A former pharmacy co-owner has been banned from practising after he …
Pharmacist messaged ‘vulnerable, single women’ with sex requests
The Pharmacy Board has named a pharmacist who was disqualified for 12 months for his unprofessional behaviour with three female patients, as well as inappropriate dispensing Late last year the …
Pharmacist uses day off to get dexamphetamine from workplace
A theft caught on CCTV triggered a police search, where a pharmacist’s possession of methylamphetamine, capsicum spray and a selection of stolen medicines was uncovered Western Australia’s State Administrative Tribunal …