GPhC

A “vindictive” pharmacist has been suspended for a year after he “squeezed” his colleague’s bottom and sent her “crazy” WhatsApp messages.

A GP pharmacist and independent prescriber has been slapped with a warning after providing prescriptions to family and friends while being signed off as “medically unfit to work”.

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has found that the fitness to practise (FtP) of a pharmacist who “crashed” her company Citroen Berlingo van after drinking “six large drinks of her husband’s home brew” is “no longer impaired”.

A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of “guidance” for pharmacists in a report on an elderly patient who died after taking medication from her husband’s “identical” dosette box.

The pharmacy regulator is set to change up its “three-pronged” pharmacy inspection approach, it has announced.

The pharmacy regulator has advised that pharmacy teams carry out a “robust” assessment before supplying finasteride – a hair-loss drug with psychiatric and sexual health risks.

NHS England (NHSE) has revealed plans to add extra patient safety training to pharmacy continued professional development (CPD) requirements.  

A “brazen” pharmacy technician has been suspended after telling his workplace that he was late to work because he had “used a line of cocaine”. 

The time taken by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to resolve FtP cases “deteriorated” in 2023/24, the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has found in its performance review of the regulator.

Northern Ireland’s pharmacy regulator has been “unable” to hire a new chief executive, it has revealed.