Sigma Healthcare leadership says it has received no worker reports of medicine mishandling

ABC News

16 May 2019 - Sigma Healthcare's chief executive Mark Hooper has told investors that the company takes its obligations to properly handle stock processed through its distribution centres "very seriously" and management has never heard any reports from its workers about the alleged mishandling of prescription drugs.

On Wednesday, investors delivered a significant vote against the company's remuneration report at its shareholder meeting, and Sigma also faced shareholder questions over claims that the company may have failed to properly handle over-the-counter and prescription drugs that get processed through its distribution centres.

The worker claims, which were first raised by ABC News and are now under investigation by state health departments in Western Australia and Victoria, include that prescription medicines used to treat bacterial infections, depression, high blood pressure and diabetes were left out in 30-to-40-degree heat for hours over the summer months at some sites.

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