Crime in pharmacy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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