schedule 8 drugs
Conduct continued until detected by pharmacists
A dentist has been suspended for writing scripts for Endone using the names of colleagues and family members, after pharmacists questioned the legitimacy of the scripts The NSW dentist expressed …
S8 poisons kept in a drawer
Pharmacy licensees warned that cases of suspected serious breaches of drugs and poisons legislation will be referred to the Department of Health and could result in a prosecution Between August …
Struck off over professional misconduct
A pharmacist who claimed the Pharmacy Board had a personal vendetta to cause him ‘character assassination on a world scale’ has had his registration cancelled Emson Nyoni, who owned and …
‘Flagrant disregard’ for the law
Pharmacy owner found guilty of professional misconduct for supplying S8 drugs in breach of conditions A pharmacist who owned and operated a rural pharmacy in Western Australia between 2003 and …
‘Urgency’ to implement real-time script monitoring: coroner
An inquest into four deaths related to opioid prescribing and doctor shopping has highlighted the urgent need for real-time monitoring A joint inquest into four recent deaths was recently held …
S8 warning for proprietor, pharmacists
A proprietor and his employee pharmacists have been cautioned over failure to properly control dispensing of the Schedule 8 medicine Endone According to PDL, a notification was made to AHPRA …
Victoria moves on real-time monitoring
The state government has rejected the federal EERCD system, this week introducing legislation to deliver its own real-time prescription monitoring system The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Real-time Prescription …
S8 use, incident reports on the rise
For safe dispensing, it’s important to be aware of the four key factors in S8 dispensing incidents, says indemnity body Most pharmacists will be aware of the ever-expanding range of …
Forum: Destroying Schedule 8 Drugs
“Does anybody know if there are any documents that describe appropriate environmentally friendly methods for destroying drugs of addiction. “An example I have become aware of was where a pharmacist simply …
Tribunal cracks down on overprescribing doctor
A NSW GP has been struck off for overprescribing drugs of addiction to patients, including known doctor shoppers Dr David George West, 75, has had his registration cancelled following proceedings …
“Contemptible, outrageous and unethical” doctor’s 3-year ban
Sydney GP prescribed oxycodone and diazepam at potentially fatal amounts to a single patient over years Dr Ghee Hong Michael Tan, 59, has been found guilty of professional misconduct for prescribing a patient excessive …