Pharmacist Cleared to Practise Following Suspension for Unsafe Online Prescribing Model
Date of Decision: April 28, 2025
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- Approved or prescribed over 36,000 prescriptions for high-risk or monitoring-dependent medicines via UK Meds’ online platform, relying solely on online questionnaires.
- Failed to perform adequate clinical assessments, access GP records, or request face-to-face consultations.
- Oversaw the dispensing of nearly 55,000 prescriptions at his pharmacy without sufficient due diligence or risk assessment.
- Entered into a commercial arrangement with UK Meds despite knowing their prescribing model lacked UK regulatory oversight.
Outcome: No further order. Suspension expired with no ongoing impairment.
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 1 – Provide person-centred care
- Standard 5 – Use professional judgement
- Standard 6 – Behave in a professional manner
- Standard 9 – Demonstrate leadership
Case Summary
The registrant served as both a Prescribing Pharmacist and Superintendent/Responsible Pharmacist at his community pharmacy, while also entering a commercial partnership with UK Meds, a deregistered online pharmacy. He:
- Approved 36,312 prescriptions (including 5,070 high-risk ones) without contacting patients or their GPs.
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