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Working in the best interests of patients does not justify actions that amount to malpractice or negligence, says professional conduct committee counsel Belinda Johns 

Specialist GP Tony Hanne has accepted three of five particulars of a wider charge of professional misconduct being made against him by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal

The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal is deliberating on whether a Hamilton pharmacist who has pleaded guilty to numerous charges should have his registration permanently revoked and his identity supressed

Pharmacist is found guilty of professional misconduct after “wilfully” breaching orders of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Auckland pharmacist El-Fadil Kardaman has had his registration cancelled and been ordered to pay more than $29,000 by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal after he refused to comply with a previous ruling against him

New research will hopefully uncover the drivers behind pharmacist misconduct in New Zealand in order to pre-empt complaints and provide insight into at-risk areas of practices 

Waiuku pharmacist Feras Dawood has been struck off and fined for attempting to frame a junior colleague for a dispensing error he made that resulted in a woman being hospitalised.

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

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Christchurch pharmacist John Collett stole methadone, entered the pharmacy out of hours and turned off the CCTV, diluted stock bottles of methadone and more