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’s Suspension Lifted After Failing to Disclose Business Interests While Employed as Practice-Based Pharmacist
Allegations This case concerns a pharmacist who was initially suspended for failing to maintain professional integrity by not declaring a conflict of interest while working as a GP practice-based pharmacist. The registrant held a directorial interest in a distance selling pharmacy but continued to work in a GP practice without informing her employer of this […]
19 September 2025
Repeated Dispensing Failures and CDs Mismanagement Lead to Suspension of Superintendent Pharmacist and RP
Allegations This GPhC determination involved two pharmacists—referred to as “the registrants”—both of whom worked at a pharmacy where systemic and dangerous practices were identified. One pharmacist was the Superintendent Pharmacist and Responsible Pharmacist (RP) on most relevant days, while the other was a locum pharmacist. Both were held to account for serious professional misconduct. The […]
18 September 2025
Pharmacy Technician Reinstated After Suspension for Dry Cleaning Business Dishonesty
Allegations This case centred around a pharmacy technician who was found to have acted dishonestly by falsely claiming carer’s and sick leave from her NHS Trust employer while working at her husband’s dry-cleaning business. The registrant submitted a special leave request in January 2017, claiming she needed paid and unpaid leave to care for a […]
16 September 2025
Pharmacist Suspended for Cocaine and Cannabis Use Amid GPhC Investigation
Allegations The case concerned a pharmacist whose fitness to practise was called into question following allegations involving the misuse of controlled substances and concerns about his health. Specifically, the registrant admitted to consuming cocaine (a Class A controlled drug) between mid-March and mid-June 2017, and cannabis (a Class B controlled drug) between December 2017 and […]
Superintendent Pharmacist Suspended for Practising Without Indemnity Insurance for Nearly Four Years
Allegations The central allegation in this case concerned the registrant, a pharmacist and superintendent of a London-based community pharmacy, who practised without professional indemnity insurance (PII) for nearly four years. During that period, from May 2013 to February 2017, he also made four annual renewal declarations to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), falsely confirming that […]
14 September 2025
Warning Issued for Pharmacist Over Excessive Codeine and Phenergan Orders Without Oversight
Allegations This case revolves around the registrant, a pharmacist serving as the Responsible Pharmacist at a retail pharmacy in Benfleet. Concerns were raised following an intelligence referral which triggered a GPhC inspection. At the heart of the allegation was the pharmacy’s excessive and unexplained ordering of controlled and potentially abused medications: Codeine Linctus (200ml) and […]
13 September 2025
Pharmacist Suspension Expires after Illegally Accessing Colleague’s Medical Records and Making Inappropriate Comments
Allegations The case involved a serious breach of data privacy and professional conduct by a pharmacist who accessed a junior colleague’s medical records without consent or clinical justification while working at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The registrant then used this confidential information to make inappropriate and distressing comments to the colleague (referred to as Person […]
Pharmacy Technician Suspended for Tamiflu Dishonesty and Repeated Dispensing Failures
Allegations This case revolves around a pharmacy technician whose fitness to practise was called into question due to a combination of dishonesty and repeated professional failings. The most serious allegation involved the registrant’s false claim that a pharmacist had authorised the dispensing of six oseltamivir tablets. Oseltamivir is an antiviral used in the treatment of […]
8 September 2025
Locum Pharmacist Removed from GPhC Register After Stealing and Injecting Midazolam at Work
Allegations This case involved a locum pharmacist who was found to have engaged in serious misconduct while on duty at Tiffenbergs Chemist in Liverpool. The core of the allegations centred on his unlawful handling and self-administration of Midazolam, a Schedule 3 controlled drug, which he removed from pharmacy stock and injected into himself during working […]
7 September 2025
Responsible Pharmacist Issues Wrong Medication: Allopurinol-Atenolol Mix-Up Leads to Patient Harm
Allegations The case revolves around a serious medication error made by the registrant while performing duties as a Responsible Pharmacist. On 7 May 2024, the registrant checked and signed off a medication intended for Patient A, which was labelled as Allopurinol 100mg. However, the medication actually dispensed was Atenolol 100mg, a significant error given the […]