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PDA raps Pharmacy Council over disciplinary action against pharmacists
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PDA raps Pharmacy Council over disciplinary action against pharmacists
Thursday 2 December 2021, 12:11 PM
Barrister acting for the Pharmacy Defence Association Janey Forrest along with the PDA chief executive Kurt Docherty speak out about what they believe was unnecessary disciplinary action taken against four pharmacists caught up in a fake script scam. They forwarded this letter to Pharmacy Today
Pharmacists may recall that in mid-2017, it was identified that a drug-seeker had presented a copied prescription (which in most cases was unsigned, a