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 Issued Warning for Unsafe Online Prescribing of High-Risk Medicines
The registrant, a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber, worked for an online pharmacy platform between 29 July 2019 and 11 November 2019. The platform provided prescriptions almost entirely through automated questionnaires, without routine clinician contact. The medications prescribed included: The registrant: GPhC Determination on Conduct The Committee found: “Prescribing decisions based solely on an online questionnaire for […]
21 May 2025
Pharmacy Technician Suspended for Falsifying Controlled Drug Records
The registrant was a pharmacy technician employed at a hospital operated by the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who: The GPhC proved 16 separate allegations, including dishonesty regarding entries she knew to be false. Findings The Committee found: “Her actions were dishonest by the standards of ordinary decent people.”“There were a large number of dishonest […]
19 May 2025
Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist Allowed to Practise Unrestricted After Successful Remediation
Original Allegations and Findings (2018 Determination) While working as a Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist, the registrant was found to have: The 2018 panel found the registrant’s actions amounted to misconduct and deficient professional performance and imposed an 18-month conditions of practice order, with a review scheduled. Conditions Imposed (2018–2020) The conditions required the registrant to: […]
18 May 2025
Pharmacist Issued Public Warning for Unsafe Independent Prescribing and Self-Medication
Over the course of approximately two years, while working as a locum pharmacist, the registrant: “As a result, the pharmacy had not been able to assess and address risk to the public and patients.” Additional Misconduct The GPhC found several additional breaches: GPhC Determination on Impairment Although the case did not proceed to a fitness […]
13 May 2025
Pharmacist Suspended for Unlawful Medicine Supply, Drinking on Duty, and Failing Vulnerable Patients
A number of allegations were made against the registrant, who was the owner, Director, and Superintendent Pharmacist, at the Pharmacy involved. Unlawful Supply and Misuse of Medicines The registrant admitted to: The GPhC noted this conduct breached fundamental legal and ethical duties. Failure to Protect a Vulnerable Care Home Patient A GP surgery contacted the […]
11 May 2025
Pharmacist Cleared to Practise Following Suspension for Unsafe Online Prescribing Model
The registrant served as both a Prescribing Pharmacist and Superintendent/Responsible Pharmacist at his community pharmacy, while also entering a commercial partnership with UK Meds, a deregistered online pharmacy. He: A GPhC expert described the system as “unsafe,” lacking clinical safeguards or proper monitoring, and the registrant’s role was found to be primarily transactional. “The registrant […]
7 May 2025
Pharmacist Issued Warning for Unsafe Dispensing Linked to Online Prescribing Platform
The registrant was the Superintendent and Responsible Pharmacist of a pharmacy that, from September 2021 to August 2022, provided dispensing services to an online prescribing platform. The platform issued prescriptions based almost entirely on patient questionnaires, without any clinical consultation or contact with the patient’s GP. The pharmacy dispensed medicines such as: The GPhC found […]
Pharmacist Issued Public Warning for Supplying Oramorph Without Prescription
The General Medical Council raised a concern regarding the registrant’s conduct. The registrant had: Although the medicine was ultimately unused and returned sealed, the registrant’s actions bypassed legal requirements under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. Findings The Investigating Committee found: “There was no legal authority to supply a POM in this instance. Furthermore, the supply […]
Pharmacist Suspended Again Over Ongoing Fitness to Practise Concerns Linked to Cocaine Use
The registrant attended work as the responsible pharmacist while under the influence of a Class A drug (cocaine) and admitted to using the drug on other occasions. He also: In the original hearing, the GPhC imposed an eight-month suspension, followed by an extension due to continued non-engagement. The Committee expressed serious concerns about the registrant’s […]
2 May 2025
Pharmacist Suspended for Nine Months Following Repeated Non-Compliance with Conditions and Ongoing Risk to Patient Safety
The pharmacist originally faced numerous allegations dating back several years, including: The registrant admitted to most allegations and was previously subject to: Despite repeated opportunities, the registrant continued to show: Findings from the Current Review Hearing The registrant acknowledged that he: The Committee concluded: “The Registrant had complied with none of the Conditions set out […]
30 April 2025