Pharmacist Suspension Ends After Dishonesty Findings Involving Dispensing Error, Complan Consumption and Use of Returned Prednisolone for Pet Dog
Date of Decision: July 11, 2019
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- On 9 September 2016, the registrant supplied a patient with Sumatriptan 50mg tablets instead of the prescribed Sumatriptan 100mg tablets.
- After the patient notified the registrant of the dispensing error on 11 September 2016, the registrant: Failed to inform the General Store Manager and/or Duty Manager within 24 hours; Failed to report the error on the Pharmacy Dispensing Incident System (PDIS) within 48 hours;
- Removed the returned Sumatriptan 50mg tablets from the pharmacy
- On unknown dates, the registrant removed and/or consumed Complan meal supplement products from pharmacy stock.
- On or around 18 November 2016, the registrant removed returned prednisolone from the pharmacy in order to administer it to his dog.
Outcome: The Fitness to Practise Committee concluded that the registrant’s fitness to practise was no longer impaired.
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 1 – Provide person-centred care
- Standard 5 – Use professional judgement
- Standard 6 – Behave in a professional manner
- Standard 8 – Speak up when there are concerns or when things go wrong
- Standard 9 – Demonstrate leadership
Case Summary
Allegations
This case concerned a pharmacist with a long professional career of approximately 38 years who appeared before the General Pharmaceutical Council Fitness to Practise Committee for a review of a suspension order originally imposed in February 2019.
The underlying misconduct stemmed from several incidents in 2016 involving dishonesty, poor professional judgment, failure to follow pharmacy procedures, and misuse of medicines and pharmacy stock.
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