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World news wrapup: 17 October 2024
US giant plans to close 1,200 locations; pharmacist sentenced again over fungal meningitis outbreak; finding in NZ dispensing error case Chicago, Illinois: According to Metro, the pharmacy giant Walgreens is …
Handwritten note in script bundle sparked fraud accusation
A pharmacist鈥檚 bid to appeal her section 150 suspension has been knocked back, after a tribunal heard allegations of serious PBS fraud and queried how scripts ended up in a …
World news wrapup: 10 October 2024
Estonia to expand scope; Canadian military pharmacist severely reprimanded over amphetamine theft; British pharmacists burning out Tallin, Estonia: Estonia鈥檚 Ministry of Social Affairs is hoping to allow pharmacists to expand …
Cannabis workload a factor in non-compliance, owner says
A sudden uptick in medicinal cannabis-related workload, in combination with a bad staff shortage, caused a pharmacy owner to fall behind in his obligations, he says A pharmacist has been …
Pharmacist 鈥榗oncocted鈥� ice, GHB story to get out of Covid quarantine
A pharmacist became a 鈥渟ocial media crusader,鈥� and said he was 鈥渂ewitched鈥� when he engaged in conduct which has now been examined by a tribunal The Civil and Administrative Tribunal …
Work stress a factor in convicted pharmacist鈥檚 drinking
A pharmacist failed to report her conviction for drink driving causing grievous bodily harm on time, highlighting a lack of awareness of when to notify National Boards In May 2022, …
Break-in 鈥榳asn鈥檛 a very profitable exercise鈥�
Targeted pharmacist says it鈥檚 鈥渜uite disgusting鈥� that an adult would use children to help steal from chemists South Australia police have said in a statement that they have arrested three …
World news wrapup: 19 September 2024
Intern snooping in patient records sparks privacy report; times are hard for Welsh pharmacies; CVS workers in California plan strike Regina, Saskatchewan: A pharmacy intern鈥檚 prying into the medical records …
Do complaint reports go too far?
Allegations which have yet to be proven can harm pharmacists, two lawyers argue Andrew Lambros, managing director at Bennett & Philp lawyers, and Maurice Hannan, its director, business advisory services, …
Pharmacy owner 鈥榓cted in contempt鈥� of health department: tribunal
A unregistered pharmacy owner supplied at least 15,000 pharmaceutical benefits since his approval to supply them was cancelled, a tribunal has heard The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has heard a request …
PBS fraud pharmacist 鈥榳as at risk of losing everything鈥�
In cancelling a pharmacist鈥檚 registration, a tribunal says that if his financial fears could factor into his defrauding the PBS, other pharmacists could do the same Between January 2018 and …
鈥楨veryone works outside their scope of practice鈥�
A hospital coordinator said, 鈥淲hat do you want me to do, cry?鈥� while being interviewed over a medicine she obtained for discharge from a closed dispensary The Fair Work Commission …