Fitness to Practise Cases
This archive contains General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Fitness to Practise (FtP) case summaries, detailing regulatory decisions affecting pharmacy professionals in the UK.
Each case provides insight into professional misconduct, errors, and ethical breaches that led to sanctions such as suspension, removal, or warnings. These summaries are valuable for:
- Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians – to understand common regulatory pitfalls.
- Employers & HR Teams – to learn about professional accountability and compliance.
- Pharmacy Students – to prepare for real-world ethical challenges in pharmacy practice.
Why it matters:
The decisions in these cases shape the legal and ethical landscape of pharmacy practice. Staying informed can help pharmacy professionals avoid similar mistakes and maintain high professional standards.
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Pharmacist Cleared to Return After Prolonged Suspension for Dishonesty and Forged Prescriptions
Allegations This case revolves around serious misconduct by the registrant, a pharmacist, whose dishonest practices included document forgery, submission of falsified prescriptions, and deception towards regulatory and healthcare bodies. Over a span of two years, the registrant was involved in multiple unethical practices across different pharmacy businesses, including Pharmacy Bond and Mojji LS Ltd. Key […]
8 December 2025
Online Pharmacy Failings Lead to Pharmacist’s Suspension Over Unsafe Prescribing Practices
Allegations This case centres on a pharmacist who was the Superintendent Pharmacist (SI) and at times the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) of Instant E-Care Ltd, an online pharmacy operating from 2015 to 2021. The registrant oversaw a remote prescribing service that fundamentally failed to meet safety, clinical, and regulatory standards. Allegations include allowing repeated, unmonitored prescriptions […]
7 December 2025
Pharmacist Issued Warning After Dispensing Buprenorphine Instead of Emergency Contraceptive
Allegations This case revolves around a serious dispensing error made by the registrant, a Responsible Pharmacist, on 7 December 2024. The pharmacist erroneously provided Espranor (a buprenorphine formulation), a Schedule 3 Controlled Drug used in the management of opioid dependence, to a patient who had been prescribed EllaOne, an emergency contraceptive. Notably, these two medications […]
5 December 2025
Pharmacist Suspended After Sexually Inappropriate Conduct Towards Colleague During Locum Shift
Allegations This case involves a pharmacist who, while acting as the Responsible Pharmacist during a locum shift on 16 April 2016, engaged in inappropriate and sexually motivated behaviour towards a female colleague (Colleague A). According to witness statements from both Colleague A and Colleague B, the pharmacist was seen repeatedly touching his genital area over […]
4 December 2025
NI GP Pharmacist Sanctioned for Unsafe Anticoagulant Monitoring and Record-Keeping Failures
Allegations The case revolved around serious allegations against the registrant, a pharmacist working in general practice as part of the East Antrim Federation of Family Practices. Between January 2019 and November 2020, her performance raised substantial concerns, ultimately culminating in suspension and dismissal. The most concerning allegations included: Of particular note was her handling of […]
3 December 2025
Deception Over Diploma and Undisclosed Convictions: 8-Month Suspension for Deputy Aseptic Services Pharmacist
Allegations This case revolves around a pharmacist who was appointed as Deputy Aseptic Services Pharmacist by an NHS Trust, a position contingent upon holding a Clinical Pharmacy Diploma. At the time of appointment, the registrant only held a Clinical Certificate and agreed to pursue the diploma while in post. The registrant enrolled in a University […]
2 December 2025
Repeated Criminal Offences and Dishonesty Lead to Pharmacist’s Removal from GPhC Register
Allegations The registrant, a pharmacist, faced numerous allegations relating to criminal conduct and repeated failures to disclose caution and convictions to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The offences spanned a wide timeframe and included: Each of these incidents represented not only legal breaches but also regulatory failings. The GPhC requires all registrants to declare criminal […]
1 December 2025
Cocaine Use While Acting as Responsible Pharmacist Leads to Suspension
Allegations This case revolves around a pharmacist who attended work on 12 March 2017 as the designated Responsible Pharmacist while under the influence of cocaine. During his shift, colleagues noticed he was agitated, complaining of palpitations and shortness of breath, and eventually lay down on the dispensary floor. The registrant admitted to two colleagues that […]
NI Pharmacist Suspended for 12 Months Following Universal Credit Fraud Conviction
Allegations In this case, the Statutory Committee of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland considered the fitness to practise of a pharmacist convicted of a criminal offence involving dishonesty. On 4 October 2024, the registrant was convicted at Londonderry Crown Court of making a dishonest representation on a Universal Credit application. Specifically, on 14 March […]
28 November 2025
Struck-Off Pharmacist Suspended for Dishonest Practice Whilst Unregistered
Allegations This case revolves around a pharmacist who, on two separate occasions, practised while not registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and subsequently provided false information in restoration applications. The registrant had been removed from the register twice: first on 26 November 2014 and again on 13 July 2016, primarily due to failure to […]
27 November 2025