A NSW pharmacist has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct resulting from a referral by the state's Health Care Complaints Commission, and has been issued with a reprimand with a suite of conditions.
The order was handed down yesterday on Simon Elias by the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales.
There were three conditions imposed on Elias' registration for a period of 12 months as a result, covering mentoring, auditing and performance reviews.
Elias is to nominate a registered experienced pharmacist to act as his professional mentor for approval by the Pharmacy Council of NSW in accordance with the Council's Mentoring Policy.
The mentoring will include Elias' management of his pharmacy practice, supervision of pharmacy staff and compliance issues around poisons and therapeutic goods.
The audit process will require Elias to submit to an audit of his practice by a person nominated by the Council starting no later than 10 Jul 2019.
The pharmacist will also be required to meet all costs associated with the audit process.
Performance assessments will be conducted by a person nominated by the Council, to be conducted no later than 10 Nov 2019.
The performance assessment requirement is to remain in place for 12 months or such longer period as determined by the Council.
See the complete ruling at caselaw.nsw.gov.au.
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