Legal
TGA acts on unlawful importation of cosmetic injectables
Regulator targets two individuals over alleged unlawful importation of unapproved prescription-only medicines Consumers are being urged to consider the risks of accessing unapproved cosmetic injectables after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced …
Pharmacy ram raid suspect alert
Police have warned the public not to approach a man wanted over a pharmacy ram raid in Ballina A pharmacy was forced to close its doors for a day when …
Look out for cancelled and prohibited medical practitioner: Ahpra
Ahpra takes the unusual step of putting out an alert about a man who may be providing health services while being banned from doing so Ahpra has issued a public …
‘You’re going to give me everything’
A Queensland man targeted three pharmacies in a bid to get hold of opioids A man has faced Maroochydore District Court over charges relating to three attempts to steal Endone …
Man guilty of holding himself out as medical practitioner
Anyone with information regarding a man who pretended to be a general practitioner is asked to get in touch with the regulator The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has …
CWH employee steals $22k from tills
A Sydney man has fronted court on stealing charges, and been banned from every Chemist Warehouse in NSW The Daily Telegraph has reported on the case of Adith Selaboiyna, who …
Man sentenced after failed Xanax robbery
“People that work in shops such as these should be able to go about their business without being set upon by people like you,” said a judge as he sentenced …
Candy Store ordered to hand over vapes
TGA issues enforceable direction as it ramps up efforts to stop the sale of illicit vaping goods The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has given a Melbourne-based business until 5pm today …
Compounder cops $99k cannabis ad fine
TGA issues five infringement notices to a Gold Coast compounding pharmacy over alleged advertising breaches ACPharm Queensland Pty Ltd has paid infringement notices totalling $99,000 related to alleged unlawful advertising …
‘Ethical flaw’ in former pharmacist’s character: tribunal
A former compounding pharmacist applied to have his registration reinstated – but failed to tell his referees that they were writing references for tribunal proceedings A pharmacist’s application to have …
Vapes seized during roadside test
Highway patrol officers conducting roadside testing seized 1760 vapes, 237 cartons of cigarettes and tobacco Police charged a 33-year-old man after discovering more than $115,000 worth of allegedly stolen …
Temazepam replaced with vitamin D in hospital pharmacy
A nurse misappropriated a patient’s temazepam from the hospital pharmacy over Christmas, WA’s State Administrative Tribunal has heard The registered nurse was working at a hospital in Western Australia’s south-east, …