THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has formally reprimanded two pharmacists in a partnership for carrying on a pharmacy business without the premises being registered, and without the owners having been granted a licence to carry on the business at those premises.
The appropriate applications had been lodged but the required notifications had not been submitted, and the pair had also not paid the associated fees.
In this case the pharmacists had relied on others to submit the required notifications, with the VPA noting that owners were ultimately responsible for ensuring legislative requirements were met.
In another hearing during Feb the VPA cautioned two pharmacists in partnership about failures to accurately record all S8 transactions, as well as storage of methadone, maintenance of a temperature data logger and making a false certification on the inspection report.
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