Pharmacist who stole methadone struck off, ordered to pay nearly $10,000

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Pharmacist who stole methadone struck off, ordered to pay nearly $10,000

Christchurch District Court
John Collett was convicted in the Christchurch District Court in 2019 and sentenced to 100 hours’ community work. He was ordered to pay $3380 in emotional harm to the pharmacy owner

Christchurch pharmacist John Collett had his registration cancelled at an HPDT hearing last December after being convicted of theft. Anna Lee reports

Christchurch pharmacist John Collett stole methadone, entered his place of work out of hours and turned off the CCTV, diluted stock bottles of methado