Discipline

The Pharmacy Council responds to criticisms over the disciplinary measures it took against four pharmacists, as outlined by the Pharmacy Defence Association. The statement is as follows:

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

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

The Pharmacy Council responds to criticisms over the disciplinary measures it took against four pharmacists, as outlined by the Pharmacy Defence Association on page 8. The statement is as follows:

An Auckland pharmacist has been found guilty of dispensing methadone and clozapine inappropriately on several occasions Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

An Auckland pharmacist has been censured, ordered to pay $42,000 and had conditions placed on his practice for inappropriately dispensing methadone and clozapine and keeping incomplete dispensing records

A former Auckland pharmacy owner has been censured and ordered to pay $20,000 in costs after he claimed for repeat prescriptions patients did not collect and flushed medication down the toilet

Appearing before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal is nerve-wracking enough, but for the vast majority of pharmacists who appear, their name will be publicly connected to their misdemeanours for the rest of their careers. Yet, a new study shows this is not the case for other health professionals. Ruth Brown and Steve Hart report

This month, I’ve been busy delving into the workings of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal and how and when it grants name suppression to erring practitioners

This month, I’ve been busy delving into the workings of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal and how and when it grants name suppression to erring practitioners (read the story on page 16)