Crime in pharmacy

‘Racially aggravated’: Teen burglars leave pharmacy ‘non-operational’

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Two teenagers have appeared in court after subjecting a pharmacy to “terrible vandalism”, as an MP has warned that it is part of a criminal “pattern”.

GPhC ‘looking at’ sexual misconduct process after C+D exposé

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The regulator has said it will examine how it handles fitness-to-practise (FtP) sexual misconduct cases and initial allegations following a C+D investigation. 

Well trainee in the dock after stealing thousands of boxes of Valium

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A trainee from a branch of Well in Norfolk was accused of stealing over a thousand boxes of diazepam over an eight-month period.

Opinion: Antisemitism ruling is illogical and disturbing

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It was obvious to me that Mr Ali’s words were antisemitic and, although I have spent a lifetime defending pharmacists in fitness to practise cases, I found the Committee’s decision so disturbing that I complained to the Professional Standards Authority...

Burglars pilfer perfume and aftershave in Dudley Boots break-in

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A group of burglars made off with a stash of perfume and aftershave in a night-time raid on a Boots pharmacy in Dudley this weekend.

Pharmacy worker felt 'horrible' after being flashed by patient

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A pharmacy staff member felt “betrayed” after falling victim to a serial pharmacy flasher, they told C+D.

Indecent exposure: Police investigating reports of serial pharmacy flasher

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A man asked for a private consultation with pharmacy staff before exposing himself on three separate occasions, Northumbria Police told C+D.

‘Get on the floor’: Kent man jailed for gunpoint pharmacy robbery

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Simon Wightman has been jailed for 12 years after an armed robbery of a Kent pharmacy, police have announced.

Pharmacy assistant lands jail sentence after stealing £330k from employer

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A Leicester pharmacy worker who spent over £400,000 on gambling has been jailed after he stole hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of diabetes testing products from his workplace.

Happy Valley: The men in white coats have come for Auntie Beeb

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Happy Valley’s shady pharmacist doles out pills illegally for cash. But the BBC’s costume department has committed an even bigger crime by dressing him in a white coat, says C+D’s editor Beth Kennedy