Discipline

THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY Commissioner has criticised a pharmacist for mistakenly dispensing an oral steroid with an incorrect label, causing a four-week-old baby to be given five times the prescribed dose.

The Health and Disability Commissioner has criticised a pharmacist for mistakenly dispensing an oral steroid with an incorrect label, causing a four-week-old baby to be given five times the prescribed dose

A junior pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed an antidepressant instead of a fertility medication has been found to have breached a patient’s rights by the Health and Disability Commissioner.

A junior pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed an antidepressant instead of a fertility medication has been found to have breached a patient’s rights by the Health and Disability Commissioner

A Dunedin pharmacist has been struck off and ordered to pay nearly $100,000 after being found guilty of numerous charges of misconduct.

A Dunedin pharmacist has been struck off and ordered to pay nearly $100,000 after being found guilty of numerous charges of misconduct

An archer bing banned for two years after testing positive for a beta-blocker should serve as a warning to both athletes and GPs about the risks associated with taking regularly prescribed medicines, according to an expert in the field

A Canterbury doctor is accused of professional misconduct after she allegedly imported and prescribed unapproved medicines to 29 patients and gave “inaccurate” and “misleading” advice about Covid-19

AN AUCKLAND pharmacist who stole $126,000 worth of goods from his employer and sold them over four years has asked the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal not to cancel his registration.

Retired specialist GP and acknowledged ADHD expert Tony Hanne has been censured and suspended for one year by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, with restrictions placed on any future practice and an order to pay $175,120 in fines and costs