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Doc fined $10K over patient death
A GP has been reprimanded and fined for prescribing controlled and restricted drugs to a patient who died from an overdose A general practitioner from North Lakes, Queensland has been …
‘Serious departure of professional standards.’
A health practitioner has been reprimanded and fired from her job after slapping an ICU patient in the face A Queensland doctor with 35 years’ experience under her belt has …
Legal roundup: Theft, forgery and supplying meth
Three health professionals have been found guilty of professional misconduct in separate cases related to drugs, including use of false prescriptions Two nurses and a doctor, all from Queensland, have …
Under pressure
A Queensland pharmacist has been reprimanded after stealing Ritalin from his workplace, which he said he did to cope with work and life pressures A pharmacist engaged in professional misconduct …
Failure to maintain standards
A slew of pharmacy owners has been cautioned, including over poor S8 records, open medicines baskets, and insufficient pharmacist staff to meet dispensing workload In March 2019 there were five panel …
‘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 …
Pharmacist escapes jail time
A WA pharmacy owner has been convicted, fined and reprimanded for selling a prohibited drug to a man known to police A WA pharmacist and co-owner of four pharmacies in …
Seven panel hearings in two months
A state pharmacy authority has reprimanded several pharmacists and cautioned two others for breaching good pharmacy practice In October and November this year, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority conducted seven panel …
Doc reprimanded over ‘unethical’ conduct
A tribunal found the doctor had facilitated a car sale between his daughter and a vulnerable patient, and provided an affidavit for a patient’s ex-partner to use in family court …
Banned for stealing and possession
A pharmacist has been disqualified from reapplying for registration after using his position to obtain restricted drugs, and covering up the evidence through fictitious transactions A 41-year-old pharmacist has been …
Pharmacy Board: “Be professional on social media”
Pharmacists have been reminded that the Code of Conduct applies to all online activity—including public forums and closed groups The Social media policy and Code of conduct for pharmacists both …
GP slammed after Lyme patient dies of cancer
A NSW doctor has been reprimanded and banned from diagnosing or treating Lyme disease after a misdiagnosed patient died of lung cancer Dr Peter Mayne, 68, first saw Patient A …