NI Pharmacist Receives Sanction After Criminal Controlled Drug Handling and Registration Lapse

Date of Decision: December 12, 2025

Registrant's Role: Pharmacist

Allegations:

• Failure to produce controlled drug registers during inspection
• Retrospective entries made to CD registers
• Inadequate private prescription recordkeeping
• Provision of pharmacy services while unregistered
• Unlawful supply of controlled drugs and prescription medications
• Recklessly allowing pharmacy operations without a superintendent
• Acceptance of police caution for nine controlled drug recordkeeping offences

Outcome: 12-month Conditions of Practice Order

GPhC Standards Breached:

• Standard 2.1 – Provide safe, effective and quality care
• Standard 2.1.2 – Effectively control and manage the sale or supply of medicinal and related products paying particular attention to those with a potential for abuse or dependency
• Standard 2.1.4 – Ensure that workload or working conditions do not compromise patient care or public safety
• Standard 2.1.6 – Ensure that you do not, whether by your actions or omissions, create a risk to patient care or public safety
• Standard 2.3 – Record, store and process data clearly and accurately
• Standard 2.3.1 – Complete records promptly or as soon as reasonably practicable after the patient intervention or activity has occurred
• Standard 2.3.3 – Ensure all entries in any record are accurate, clearly and legibly written and attributable
• Standard 3.1.1 – Adhere to accepted and acceptable standards of personal and professional conduct at all times both inside and outside the work environment

Case Summary

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