WA pharmacist disqualified

THE Western Australia State Administrative Tribunal has formally reprimanded Emson Nyoni, cancelled his registration as a pharmacist and disqualified him from reapplying for two years.

The tribunal made a formal finding of professional misconduct, saying Nyoni had intentionally possessed, supplied and sold Schedule 8 drugs on 131 occasions between 24 May 2013 and 17 Apr 2014, despite his authority to do so being revoked under WA poisons regulations.

He also breached conditions imposed on his registration by the Pharmacy Board of Australia, which brought proceedings against Nyoni in Jan 2015 after he was convicted of several offences including failing to maintain a register of drugs of addiction.

The tribunal said it took into account that the former pharmacist’s misconduct took place over an extended time period, involved dishonesty, and that he showed “a complete lack of remorse or insight”.