Legal
Fighting the clause
Should you consent to an order under Clause 175 of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation? lawyer Maurice Hannan investigates聽 In the wake of section 150 proceedings, the Pharmacy Council …
Pharmacist suspended after he 鈥榠nherited an inadequate system鈥�
A pharmacist had no experience with residential aged care facilities, and received no training in supplying them, when he suddenly had to manage a 450-patient-per-week DAA contract 鈥� with insufficient …
Pharmacist messaged 鈥榲ulnerable, single women鈥� with sex requests
The Pharmacy Board has named a pharmacist who was disqualified for 12 months for his unprofessional behaviour with three female patients, as well as inappropriate dispensing Late last year the …
TGA continues clampdown on nicotine vape advertising
Regulator issues fines totalling more than $150,000 to a company and its director over alleged unlawful advertising of nicotine vapes聽 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has fined Kilpatrick & Douglas …
Pharmacists told to be vigilant about boundaries
A pharmacist has been reprimanded and her registration cancelled after her 鈥減redatory and opportunistic鈥� conduct saw her receive more than $65,000 worth of gifts from a patient The pharmacist鈥檚 case …
Remorseful pharmacist banned over self-prescribing
Tribunal disqualifies Perth-based self-medicating pharmacist聽from seeking registration for at least 18 months聽 The Pharmacy Board of Australia has announced that a Western Australian pharmacist who dispensed Schedule 4 medication to …
Potentially hazardous sports supplements seized
TGA seizes close to 500 sports supplements containing potentially dangerous substances during raid聽 Sports supplements containing a range of prescription and prohibited substances have been seized by authorities following a …
Board suspends Ferrari-loving pharmacist
Pharmacy owner barred from practising ahead of court hearing over allegation of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme fraud聽 The Pharmacy Board of Australia has moved to suspend a Sydney-based supercar loving pharmacist …
Pharmacist 鈥榙ecided to experiment鈥� with patient鈥檚 narcolepsy medicine
A pharmacist sent personal and sexually harassing messages to vulnerable patients, and conducted an 鈥渆xperiment鈥� with another鈥檚 medication The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case of a …
鈥楶harmacists must know that they cannot give in to such threats鈥�
A pharmacist鈥檚 supply of 鈥渆xtremely large鈥� amounts of S8 and S4D medicines to unknown people were as a result of threats to himself and his family, a tribunal has heard …
Aged care nurse swapped out pain meds for aspirin, Gastro Stop
When the family of an aged care facility resident complained about their increased pharmacy bill, the investigation led to a nurse being reprimanded The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has …
TGA acts on alleged unlawful advertising
Regulator pursues Federal Court action against CDA Clinics Qld Pty Ltd and its former director in relation to alleged unlawful promotion of medicinal cannabis聽 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has …