Legal
CPD recommended for plumbers after top pharmacist’s death
A plumber has been referred to SafeWork NSW following the death of an award-winning pharmacist from burns An inquest into the death of Judith Ingham OAM has seen coroner Rebecca …
Pharmacist used illicit synthetic after benzo knock-back
A pharmacist sold buprenorphine strips to an undercover police officer, and illegally sourced clonazolam for himself, a tribunal has heard News Corp has reported on the case of a pharmacist …
Bicycle bandit brings gun to robbery
Police in two states are investigating incidents in which offenders targeted pharmacies ACT Policing has issued a statement saying it is seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at the Advantage …
‘North Shore rapist’ sentenced after CWH assault
A Sydney man could apply for parole in 2028 after he was sentenced for sexually touching a teenager in a Chemist Warehouse Graham James Kay, who had been dubbed the …
‘Disgraceful’ behaviour included selling ice, cannabis
A Tasmanian pharmacist has been disqualified from practice for two years after being caught driving with prescription and illicit drugs Her case was heard at the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative …
‘Some bogan’ attempts CWH robbery
Police are searching for a man after a bystander intervened to stop him robbing a Hobart pharmacy Pulse Tasmania reports that a customer of the Chemist Warehouse took to social …
Pharmacist extracted cocaine at home
A Queensland pharmacist is hoping to appeal his conviction for producing a dangerous drug The Courier Mail reports that the pharmacist was seeking to self-medicate for depression and injury management …
Doubt over opportunistic stealing: magistrate
A woman has pleaded guilty to several counts of stealing from pharmacies including Chemist Warehouse, and been paroled The Cairns Post reports that Eugenea Jan David, who is currently unhoused, …
Mayne Pharma sues former suitor
Action has been launched in the NSW Supreme Court after the takeover agreement was pulled Mayne Pharma is suing its US ex-suitor Cosette and its private equity backer Avista Healthcare …
Man fined for using radiation material without licence
Thousands of elderly patients across Sydney have been subjected to X-rays conducted by unlicensed operators – including hundreds in aged care facilities The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) issued a …
Pharmacy robber stocks up on codeine
A man has been paroled after a robbery in which he brandished a machete in front of a “vulnerable” pharmacist The man has appeared in the District Court of Queensland, …
‘Quite crude’ deception would have inevitably been discovered: tribunal
A pharmacist’s failure to engage with regulators over accusations of stealing high-cost drugs to on-sell demonstrated a “lack of insight,” a tribunal heard A pharmacist has been found guilty of …