Regulation
3The government has announced that it is “going with” hub-and-spoke model one, following “overwhelmingly positive” responses to its consultation on the reforms.
0A Northern Irish fitness-to-practise (FtP) committee has suspended a pharmacist for six months after he “unlawfully obtained” prescription-only medicines (POMs) from his workplace “without a valid prescription”.
0Two pharmacists have been struck off the register in separate hearings after being convicted of supplying controlled Class C drugs for their own “financial gain”.
0The pharmacy regulator has issued a warning to a pharmacist who “engaged in unsolicited services from an unknown broker” for “financial gain”.
2In the first month of its updated guidance, the pharmacy regulator has already referred three individuals for fitness-to-practise (FtP) investigations for concerns around weight management drugs, C+D has learned.
12The pharmacy regulator has revealed that it has “opened an investigation into the concerns raised” by a coroner after a man who was unable to get his prescription died.
0A pharmacist has been issued a warning after accessing a patient’s contact details from medical records and sending them an “unsolicited” message on social media.
0A group of 45 cross-party MPs have signed a letter to Wes Streeting calling for “an urgent review into ongoing medication shortages”, saying that if action is not taken, the crisis will “worsen”.
15A fitness-to-practice (FtP) committee has suspended a pharmacist for one month after he called a patient a “nutter” during a phone call with them and later refused to apologise.
1A pharmacist has been struck off the register after he was caught after sharing indecent images of children on an internet chatroom.
0The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced that it has reappointed Gisela Abbam as chair until 2029 after first stepping into the role in March 2022.
0A fitness-to-practise (FtP) committee suspended a pharmacist for 12 months after he frequently made “transactional” prescribing decisions and failed to “adequately examine the clinical need for medication” for patients.
1The pharmacy regulator has set aside an extra £0.3m for external legal advice as its fitness-to-practice performance falls from amber to red.
2A new survey has revealed that the vast majority of PDA members are opposed to making Pharmacy medicines (P-meds) available for self-selection.
5A fitness-to-practise (FtP) committee has suspended a pharmacist for four months after she shared “misinformation about the MMR vaccination and autism”, which “risked serious harm” to a patient.
0The medicines regulator has chided Lloyds Pharmacy Online Doctor for its advertising around weight loss medicines, while another online pharmacy has landed in hot water for using “content creators” to promote the drugs.
0The Northern Irish (NI) pharmacy regulator has appointed a new chief executive after months of delay.
1The pharmacy regulator has revealed that it is “not appropriate to solely use a photograph or pre-recorded video” to verify patient information when supplying weight loss drugs – contrary to claims by Chemist4U.
0The online pharmacy has warned that new General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) guidance may hinder patient access to “one of the most important medications released in our lifetime”.
3The regulator wants 13 new members across two committees as it reappoints a panel law firm to assist at FtP hearings.