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Guild, PPA back union push for violence protections
One pharmacy union says violence in retail settings and the community is 鈥渆scalating鈥 鈥 and calls for protections for workers The Shop Distributive and 颅Allied Employees Association Queensland Branch鈥檚 submission …
Man throws trolley at Chemist Warehouse
An intoxicated man hurled a shopping trolley at a Chemist Warehouse as part of a series of offences Kim Venancio Taylor went on a rampage in Bundaberg in October 2022, …
World news wrapup: 23 February 2023
Pharmacy finds candlelit workarounds in cyclone-affected NZ; teens arrested over Toronto robbery epidemic; Irish pharmacists against codeine upschedule Napier, New Zealand: Stuff has reported on how pharmacies have managed to …
Five-year ban over 鈥榖latant dishonesty鈥
A pharmacist who quit his job had made a copy of the store鈥檚 key 鈥 which he used to sneak in and steal strong opioids from the safe The South …
Paedophile鈥檚 targeting of pharmacist 鈥榦pportunistic鈥
Queensland鈥檚 Supreme Court has heard the case of a man who broke his supervision order by befriending a 鈥渧ulnerable鈥 pharmacist and possessing a large quantity of Subutex The man had …
鈥楪eneral deterrence looms large in cases of daylight robberies of pharmacies.鈥
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to hurt you,鈥 a woman told a pharmacist while she was robbing the store of opioids The Supreme Court of Tasmania heard that in September 2019, Carroll …
‘I felt terrified, but I will not allow such people to try to intimidate me’
A pharmacist talks about an extremely scary and concerning incident she experienced while working as a locum We were recently contacted by a locum pharmacist who had an horrific experience …
World news wrapup: 16 February 2023
Taliban forbid pharmacies to sell contraceptives; medicines access focus in T眉rkiye and Syria; New Zealand pharmacies lose power in cyclone T眉rkiye and Syria: Direct Relief has highlighted the problem of …
Pharmacist soon to be paroled after arson
A community pharmacist, who publicly worked to combat domestic violence, has been sentenced after he choked his wife and set their home ablaze Mainstream media have reported on the case …
Box cutter robbery a 鈥榗ry for help鈥
Crime roundup: A man has been sentenced over his robbery of a Chemist Warehouse with a box cutter, while another鈥檚 spelling error tipped pharmacists off to his fake script Newcastle, …
World news wrapup: 25 January 2023
Christian pharmacy worker sues CVS over conscientious objection sacking; 20% pay rise for some Irish pharmacists; fatal dispute in California Fort Worth, Texas: A nurse practitioner is suing pharmacy giant …
Pharmacy targeted in scooter attack
Legal roundup: Pharmacist accused of $250k fraud, man sentenced over two break-ins in one night Cannington, WA: The Western Australia Police Force has released security footage of a man using …