Pharmacist Returns to Unrestricted Practice After Remediating Dishonesty and Professional Misconduct
Date of Decision: December 23, 2020
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- Dishonestly removed and submitted NHS prescriptions for personal use.
- Claimed reimbursement for items without clinical justification.
- Failed to declare personal conflicts of interest and misled a new employer about disciplinary investigations.
- Breached fundamental professional standards over a prolonged period.
Outcome: No further action taken
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 2 – Work in partnership with others
- Standard 5 – Use professional judgement
- Standard 6 – Behave in a professional manner
- Standard 7 – Respect and maintain a person’s confidentiality and privacy
Case Summary
In 2019, the registrant was suspended from the GPhC register for 12 months after being found guilty of:
- Submitting and attempting to use NHS prescriptions without valid clinical need, including Schedule 2 medicines and other POMs such as insulin, procyclidine, citalopram, and spironolactone.
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