GPhC
0Two pharmacists have received sanctions from the GPhC for failing to “provide assurance” that cannabis based medicinal products (CBMP) were “appropriately prescribed” with “adequate” safeguards in place.
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.
16A 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.