Chemist Warehouse sent my prescription info to my dad. I’m an adult.
I recently had a script filled at Chemist Warehouse, and they sent a notification about it to my dad and included information about the medicine in the message. I’m an adult, and the only reason his number was even on my account is because it was added over 10 years ago when I was a young kid.
This wasn’t something I’d expect anyone else to be notified about, it’s private medical info, and I never gave consent as an adult for that to happen. I didn’t even know his number was still linked to my profile.
I’ve now called and updated my account details so it won’t happen again, but the damage is already done.
Surely this is a privacy breach? Do pharmacies have any responsibility to update or verify contact details once someone turns 18? And does this potentially violate Australian privacy laws?
Would really appreciate any insight.