Date of Decision: October 20, 2025
Allegations: Inappropriate prescribing and dispensing of Saxenda
Failure to obtain adequate health information prior to prescribing
Overreliance on online questionnaires
Failure to consult or access GP medical records
Absence of face-to-face consultations in some cases
Failure to consider medication misuse and dependence
Prescribing against NICE guidance
Failure to ensure appropriate risk assessments, SOPs, and audit systems
Inadequate ID checks and record keeping
Prescribing without adequate indemnity insurance for international patients
Outcome: Suspension, 3 months with review
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Date of Decision: October 16, 2025
Allegations: The registrant acted as the Responsible Pharmacist on six separate dates but was not physically present at the pharmacy.
The pharmacy remained operational without a responsible pharmacist on site.
Prescription medication was prepared and/or supplied by unqualified staff during the registrant's absence.
The registrant reviewed prescriptions via WhatsApp messages and authorized supply using emoji or brief text confirmations.
On one occasion, the registrant was absent for approximately eight hours while knowing there was no responsible pharmacist present and did not arrange for closure or cessation of services.
Outcome: Warning
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Date of Decision: October 14, 2025
Allegations: Failed to manage risks associated with online pharmacy services, particularly regarding medicines liable to abuse, overuse, or misuse.
Did not ensure adequate systems or safeguards for medicines requiring ongoing monitoring.
Supplied large quantities of medication to North America without confirming legality or having appropriate indemnity insurance.
Supplied medication without possessing the required wholesale distribution licence.
Outcome: Warning issued (published on the register for 12 months)
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Date of Decision: October 9, 2025
Allegations: Criminal convictions relating to the unlawful supply and poor record keeping of multiple Schedule 2 controlled drugs (Co-codamol, Fentanyl, Tapentadol, Methylphenidate, Morphine, Oxycodone).
Misconduct by failing to ensure the safe and effective supply of prescription-only medicines.
Breach of interim conditions by accessing the pharmacy and PMR unsupervised and outside of working hours.
Outcome: Conditions imposed on registration for 18 months
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Date of Decision: October 9, 2025
Allegations: Failure to risk assess or audit an online prescribing service involving high-risk medicines
Failure to verify prescriber adherence to UK prescribing guidelines
Failure to audit online questionnaire-based consultations
Failure to confirm whether patients’ GPs were contacted prior to issuing prescriptions
Outcome: Warning issued
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Date of Decision: September 8, 2023
Allegations: Submitted or permitted claims for Mezolar dispensing that did not occur.
Lacked effective systems to identify and properly code non-dispensed prescription items.
Knew Mezolar was not dispensed but still submitted claims, representing a systemic failure.
Failed to stop repeat prescriptions for discontinued controlled drug and lacked documentation of communication with GP.
Did not supervise controlled drug prescribing properly and failed to keep records after medication interventions.
Outcome: Warning issued
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Date of Decision: April 15, 2019
Allegations: Numerous and serious errors in the handling of Controlled Drugs (CDs)
Dispensing errors over a period of several months (August 2016 – February 2017)
Inadequate record-keeping
Failure to comply with conditions imposed by the GPhC following initial hearing
Failure to engage with regulatory process post-conditions order
Outcome: 6-month suspension order with review
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Date of Decision: October 2, 2025
Allegations: Conviction at Bradford Crown Court on 30 December 2022 for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
Outcome: Suspension for a period of five months
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Date of Decision: February 5, 2019
Allegations: Removed an unknown quantity of codeine tablets from the pharmacy without authority.
Removed an unknown quantity of Orlistat tablets without authority.
Did not have a valid prescription for either medication.
Consumed some or all of the removed medications.
Acted dishonestly by knowingly taking medication without permission.
Outcome: Suspension lifted; registrant’s fitness to practise no longer found to be impaired.
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Date of Decision: May 31, 2019
Allegations: Accepted a conditional police caution for an act of public indecency.
Failed to notify the GPhC of the police caution within the required 7-day period.
Provided false declarations during the annual registration renewal by denying any cautions or convictions.
Outcome: Fitness to practise no longer impaired; suspension order to lapse
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