Legal
Conduct ‘shows a complete lack of moral compass:’ tribunal
A former hospital pharmacist’s behaviour has been described as “inexplicable” by a tribunal The woman had been working as director of pharmacy at a NSW hospital when in July 2020, …
Worker sentenced over refund fraud
A pharmacy worker was upset at the way rosters were handled at the store where she worked – and began making fraudulent refunds A pharmacy worker who was caught drinking …
‘Today, he is a different person:’ rego reinstated
A pharmacist who received prescription medicines, without scripts, in a casino car park has had his registration reinstated The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW has heard that a pharmacist had …
‘Profound wakeup call’ for pharmacist
A misguided attempt to help a patient with a tick-borne disease was likely behind a pharmacist’s decision to import medicines not listed in Australia The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW …
Pharmacists criticise Criminal Code barrier in VAD
A new report has highlighted that voluntary assisted dying is still legally considered to be suicide – and pharmacists say change is needed urgently Go Gentle Australia has released a …
‘I have never ever seen dosages of this amount:’ dispensing pharmacist
One pharmacist queried what they called a “heavy concoction” of medication, while another spotted several red flags in a specialist’s prescribing The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the …
Decision delivered on IT entitlements dispute
Fred IT wins PharmX/Corum appeal after multi-year legal battle relating to entitlements Pharmacy technology company Fred IT has won its appeal against PharmX, which means it will need be repaid …
‘It’s not just one packet of jelly beans’
A staff member’s drinking at the pharmacy where she worked led to the discovery of nearly $3,000 in fraudulent refunds The Border Mail reports that when the pharmacy worker went …
Pharmacist’s ‘brazen’ $2m PBS fraud
A pharmacist blamed his false declaration partly on being “distracted” by his looming five-year jail term for making nearly $2 million worth of fake PBS claims The Queensland Civil and …
Doc leaves methadone patients at risk
A pharmacist was one of three people who made a notification about a doctor who has now had his registration cancelled The Medical Board of Australia has issued a statement …
Pharmacist spots nurse’s forgery
“If it were not for the careful scrutiny a pharmacist applied to one of the scripts, the offending might well have continued,” a tribunal has said A nurse who wanted “a …
Disqualified pharmacist got private scripts from overseas Mum
A pharmacist had consumed a cocktail of drugs, including tramadol and methadone, when police caught him in a McDonalds drive-through At a hearing before the Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW, …