Date of Decision: October 22, 2020
Allegations: Failing to maintain up-to-date Controlled Drug (CD) registers for multiple medicines including methadone, MST, and Fentanyl.
Storing CD registers, private prescriptions, and emergency supply records at home, risking patient confidentiality.
Allowing disorganised CD storage, including morphine not stored in the CD cabinet.
Repeatedly failing to produce required records during inspections by GPhC inspectors and police.
Outcome: Conditions on registration for 12 months
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Date of Decision: October 13, 2020
Allegations: Repeatedly conducted remote final checks of prescription items, including Controlled Drugs, via WhatsApp instead of in person.
Allowed methadone and other high-risk medicines to be dispensed without a pharmacist present.
Failed to ensure the accuracy of the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) log, misleadingly showing he was present when absent.
Acted without integrity by permitting and participating in these practices as Superintendent Pharmacist.
Outcome: Two-month suspension from the GPhC register
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Date of Decision: April 22, 2020
Allegations: Series of dispensing and stock management errors involving Controlled Drugs (CDs) including methadone, MST, Oxycontin, and Temazepam.
Advised a colleague to dispense a CD without a valid prescription.
Failed to record or report multiple dispensing errors.
Did not maintain proper audit or reflective diary records as required under existing conditions.
Previously found to have committed dishonesty by concealing a past suspension and dispensing against a fraudulent prescription.
Outcome: Existing conditions extended for a further six months
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Date of Decision: April 1, 2025
Allegations: Attended work at an NHS Trust hospital under the influence of cocaine.
Used cocaine on Trust premises.
Found in possession of cocaine during a workplace search.
Convicted of possession of a Class A controlled drug.
Failed to fully engage with remediation expectations during prior suspension period.
Outcome: Suspension extended for a further 12 months
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Date of Decision: January 23, 2020
Allegations: Repeatedly accessing the medical records of eight individuals without any clinical justification.
Accessing records of colleagues, friends, and their family members purely out of curiosity.
Continuing to do so over the course of a year, on seven separate occasions.
Abusing privileged access as a pharmacist working in GP settings.
Outcome: Suspension from the GPhC register for three months
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Date of Decision: January 10, 2020
Allegations: Forged her supervising pharmacist’s signature on documents submitted for an Accuracy Checking Technician (ACT) course.
Forged her pharmacist's signature on the back of her photograph to falsely confirm her identity.
Asked a friend to write fake appraisal comments to include in the course portfolio.
Initially denied wrongdoing before later admitting the dishonesty.
Outcome: Suspension from the GPhC register for three months
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Date of Decision: March 26, 2025
Allegations: Failing to report a Schedule 2 Controlled Drug dispensing error and instead visiting the patient’s home without appropriate authorisation.
Accessing and using patient data (home address) from another pharmacy branch without proper justification.
Allowing an unemployed former work experience individual to work in the pharmacy without proper employment arrangements.
Facilitating improper payment for that individual by authorising false overtime claims through a colleague (a relative of the individual).
Outcome: Formal warning issued
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Date of Decision: March 26, 2025
Allegations: Overseeing the dispensing of high-risk medications based solely on online questionnaires.
Failing to ensure clinical checks, GP involvement, or follow-up when monitoring was required.
Lack of due diligence in establishing a partnership with an unregulated or inadequately regulated online pharmacy.
Inadequate safety protocols as Superintendent and Responsible Pharmacist during third-party dispensing arrangements.
Outcome: Formal warning issued
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Date of Decision: March 20, 2025
Allegations: Failure to maintain accurate Controlled Drug (CD) registers, including records for methadone.
Falsifying CD registers to give the appearance that balance checks had been completed.
Failing to carry out required near-miss logs and balance checks following a pharmacy branch merger.
Failure to escalate or speak up about increased workload pressures.
Outcome: Formal warning issued
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Date of Decision: March 20, 2025
Allegations: Dispensing Methotrexate 2.5mg daily instead of the prescribed Dexamethasone 2mg daily.
Failing to notice warnings and discrepancies on the medication packaging.
Inadequate clinical and accuracy checks prior to dispensing.
Outcome: Formal warning issued
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