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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has decided to remove a pharmacist from the register after he was jailed last year for illegally supplying controlled sleeping pills outside of the supply chain.
Dean Zainool Dookhan, registration number 2059808, acted with another pharmacist to supply a “large quantity” of zolpidem to a third party in Trinidad who was not a legitimate medicines wholesaler, the GPhC's fitness-to-practise committee heard at a hearing held last month (24-25 May).
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Margaret Billings sustained fatal injuries when she was caught between a moving boat and a riverbank during a day out “with family and friends”, an inquest has found.
C+D rounds up some of the immediate pharmacy reaction to news that NHS England will be abolished, with more control moving back to the government and local leaders…
Wes Streeting has revealed that the DH is “immediately” working to scrap NHS England (NHSE) and put a new “transformation team” in place – adding that it is in the “very final stages” of concluding a new pharmacy contract deal.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has “entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired” by private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
Jhoots Chemist’s accounts for 2024 have revealed an almost £2 million year-on-year dip in shareholder funds – as debts to creditors increase more than £2m.
