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Minister warned of pharmacy regulator’s ‘poor performance’ by watchdog

Health minister told of 'considerable concern' regarding regulator's performance

08 Apr 2025

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GPhC warns pharmacist over ‘unsolicited’ message to patient on social media

Joshua Dylan Mistry allegedly obtained a patient’s contact details from their medical records before sending the message while working at Popsons Chemist in Daventry.

05 Mar 2025

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‘Target focused’ pharmacist suspended for high-risk beta blocker prescribing

Suspension order for pharmacist who based prescribing decisions on web questionnaires

12 Feb 2025

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Pharmacist convicted of sexually assaulting woman and put on sex offenders register

Tauqeer Azam, 41, was found guilty of conducting an inappropriate examination of a 19-year-old woman in a pharmacy in June 2023.

21 Jan 2025

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Pharmacy technician who created false Covid vaccine record avoids removal from register

Holly DeSouza, who worked at Wicker Pharmacy, misled her colleague into giving her their login details for the pharmacy’s patient system.

06 Jan 2025

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Judge orders ‘incompetent’ GPhC to reopen export fraud allegations

Regulator to pay pharmacist’s legal costs as it is told to revisit allegations against him.

27 Nov 2024

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Jhoots pharmacist struck off for CD irregularities and methadone errors

'Young and junior' pharmacist struck off for 'dishonest' behaviour

06 Nov 2024

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Superintendent suspended after builders dump patient data in recycling centre

Three-month suspension order for superintendent after pharmacy waste found at recycling centre.

15 Aug 2024

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‘Dishonest’ online pharmacist who issued prescriptions in under a minute struck off

Online pharmacist struck off after 'mean' ex-employers 'swanned off to Dubai'.

31 Jul 2024

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Pharmacist struck off for touching patient sexually without consent

The GPhC's fitness-to-practise committee found Sajjaad Patel touched a patient’s breasts, pubic area, clitoris and bum without consent.

16 Jul 2024

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Suspended sentence for pharmacist who illegally sold prescription opioids

Belfast pharmacist who could not explain drug register discrepancies spared jail

02 Jul 2024

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‘Abhorrent actions’: Pharmacist struck off after conviction for indecent images of children

Jailed pharmacist poses a risk to public upon his release, FtP committee finds

15 May 2024

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The curious logic of fitness to practise decisions

How does the GPhC fit the punishment to the crime?

26 Apr 2024

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Pharmacist given warning as GPhC reverses decision in antisemitism case

London pharmacist issued formal warning as remarks made at 2017 rally found to be antisemitic

06 Sep 2023

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Pharmacist who supplied codeine under threat of violence struck off

GPhC strikes off pharmacist convicted of making illegal supplies of codeine and Phenergan

02 May 2023

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Convicted diazepam pharmacist escapes strike-off due to MHRA delays

Convicted pharmacist claimed he was 'just selling off remaining stock'

04 Apr 2023

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