Disclaimer: This article was published in 2019 and reflects the information available at that time.
A number of incidents reported to PDL in recent months has exposed some deficiencies that are occurring in pharmacies around Australia. One issue that has emerged is that some proprietors have failed to check the assumed credentials of a pharmacist employed by them. In one case, a proprietor employed a pharmacist who was not actually qualified and registered with AHPRA. This oversight will have serious ramifications with the pharmacy regulators and could jeopardize the pharmacy’s professional indemnity insurance. When employing pharmacists, the proprietor should request registration detai…

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