Discipline

A pharmacist and an intern pharmacist have been criticised by the Health and Disability Commissioner over a medication labelling error which led to a woman overdosing on tramadol

A former Christchurch pharmacist has been censured, fined and had his registration cancelled after he stole controlled drugs and practised without an APC (annual practising certificate)

A report by the Health and Disability Commissioner has emphasised the importance of checking dispensed medication, after a pharmacist incorrectly dispensed Tegretol instead of Trental, landing a patient in hospital 

An Auckland pharmacist has been censured for dishonestly using her colleagues’ login details to access health records of patients to whom she was not providing clinical care

A pharmacist has been ordered to complete palliative care best practice training and write a letter of apology after making several mistakes when dispensing a terminally ill woman’s pain medication

Four pharmacists charged in relation to a widespread case of prescription fraud in South Auckland and Waikato have been found by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal not to have committed malpractice

An Auckland pharmacist who co-owns 12 North Island pharmacies has been fined and censured by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal for failing to meet recertification requirements over an extended period

A Waikato pharmacist has been censured and ordered to pay $35,400 in legal costs after being found guilty of professional misconduct

Startling details have emerged of a case involving dozens of pharmacists in the upper North Island dispensing an illegal prescription for popular painkiller tramadol and the antibiotic, metronidazole

Startling details have emerged of a case involving dozens of pharmacists in the upper North Island dispensing an illegal prescription for popular painkiller tramadol and the antibiotic, metronidazole