Pharmacy Daily | Registration cancelled

THE NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ordered that the registration of pharmacist Tareq Ahmad be cancelled, after he was prosecuted by the Health Care Complaints Commission. The Commission alleged that Ahmad had “engaged in a course of conduct aimed at defrauding his employer whilst working as a Pharmacist in Charge at a Bankstown pharmacy in the period May to September 2012”. The alleged conduct involved a range of breaches and improper conduct including making false entries in the pharmacy dispensing system and the S8 dangerous drugs register, not accounting for missing S4D and S8 drugs, and not keeping the S8 safe key on his person. The tribunal found that the conduct was deliberate, and resulted in restricted medications being diverted to persons who did not have valid prescriptions. Ahmad is not allowed to make an application for re-registration for two years.

---

The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 07 Oct 15
To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 07 Oct 15