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Pharmacist who imported unlicensed medicines from China warned by GPhC

Alexander Philip Clarke purchased medicines from China without a legal prescription between June and October 2023.

15 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist in Scotland who sexually assaulted two patients struck off register

Tauqeer Azam was jailed for two years after sexually assaulting two patients in separate incidents.

14 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist struck off after failing to self-report cocaine conviction

Pharmacist's integrity 'can no longer be relied upon' says regulator

05 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who breached patient confidentiality with WhatsApp images to ex-wife suspended

Zohaib Hussain sent a picture on the social media platform of a patient with a rash exposing parts of their body during a consultation.

20 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who oversaw prescribing of 85,000 drugs without safeguards can continue practising

A GPhC hearing last week said Tariq Boodho’s fitness-to-practise was not impaired after he met "regulatory and public interest concerns".

17 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy technician struck off after exchanging romantic letters with prison patient

Sheree Danielle Ward said she recognised “the severity” of her “transgression” and asked to be removed from the register.

05 Nov 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Retired pharmacist struck off for possessing indecent images of children

Nicholas Grant Ford was convicted of three counts of making indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and one of possessing a prohibited image of a child.

03 Nov 2025 , 3 Min Article

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GPhC could seek ‘additional powers’ to make pharmacy owners ‘accountable’

GPhC sets out its ambitions for 2025-30 in new delivery strategy

28 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who approved prescriptions remotely using WhatsApp warned

Kelly Osamudiamen Osadolor was not physically at Swindon Pharmacy when staff sent her photos of prescriptions and medication.

22 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy technician suspended for “inappropriate” physical contact with 17-year-old colleague

Imraan Khan kissed a staff member's hand, stroked her hair, hugged her, kissed her head and tried wiping tears off her cheeks.

26 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Don’t come to us with customer service disputes, overstretched GPhC warns public

Regulator to issue public notice outlining what it will and won't investigate

16 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who accessed ex-husband’s medical records without clinical justification warned

Kiran Rachel Lombardo also gained access to medical records of family members on a number of occasions “with only their verbal consent”.

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who made false insurance declarations to GPhC suspended for six months

Babak Gholamhosseini ran two pharmacies without appropriate professional indemnity insurance over extended periods.

04 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who gave child shingles vaccine suspended for four months

Kofi Akuamoah Boahene thought Zostavax was effective against chickenpox even though it was not listed in the patient group direction.

03 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy technician who falsified CD register entries given 12-month condition order

April Gibb was handed a three-month suspension by a FtP committee in May after admitting to 14 allegations of falsifying and retrospectively altering CD registers.

21 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC issues suspension order after returned medicines 'put back into stock'

'Chaos and confusion' at store gave rise to numerous issues, FtP committee hear.

18 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

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