THE Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded pharmacist Hayden Swan and imposed conditions on his registration after finding he engaged in unprofessional conduct by inappropriately dispensing large amounts of Sustanon 250 (testosterone) to a patient.
The Pharmacy Board of Australia referred him to the tribunal on 27 Mar 2015, with Swan admitting he engaged in unprofessional conduct by inappropriately dispensing testosterone to a patient in 2012, relying solely on the information the patient provided him despite having access to his dispensing history.
The records revealed the quantity of testosterone-based medications dispensed, namely nine ampoules, exceeded the usual dosage detailed in the MIMS Product Information for Sustanon and Primoteston.
Swan admitted he failed to communicate with the prescribing medical practitioner to obtain approval, or verify whether it was necessary to dispense that many doses.
The Board's reprimand included conditions on his registration requiring him to complete an education course on professional ethics and dispensing and he was also required to pay the Board's costs.
In considering the appropriateness of the proposed sanction, the tribunal took into account that this was an isolated incident in his career and he "had demonstrated insight by making appropriate admissions and fully co-operating during the proceedings".
The sanction also recognised that he was at the time of the offence a relatively inexperienced pharmacist.
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