General Pharmaceutical Council

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Pharmacist who made serious CD governance failures struck off register

Simon Addison Smith failed to have a risk assessment in place for services Cannabliss Ltd provided.

19 Mar 2026

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Pharmacist who accessed patient’s medical records without permission warned

Victoria Kym Thomas (registration 5026916) had been in a relationship with the patient.

18 Mar 2026

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Weight loss drugs available in fish and chip shops – tighter regulation needed

The London Assembly Health Committee urged Labour to halt the supply of medicines through illicit markets.

11 Mar 2026

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Pharmacist given 12-month conditions over SOP failures on high-risk opioid supply

Mohammad Javed admitted governance failures while working at Your Prescriptions Ltd and Al Shafa Pharmacy.

09 Mar 2026

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Pharmacist who supplied P meds on eBay and partnered with overseas prescriber suspended

A GPhC fitness-to-practise committee said "some" of Kaleem Ahmad’s conduct was "reckless".

12 Feb 2026

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Pharmacist who took POMs from pharmacy for personal use suspended

Julie Wassall, who took prescription-only medicines containing codeine for her personal use, was suspended for five months.

05 Feb 2026

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Pharmacist convicted of attempted child sexual offences removed from register

Tony Martin O’Neill was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months at

21 Jan 2026

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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

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Pharmacist who stole £3,000 from pharmacy till warned by GPhC

Dustin Ki Lok Chu stole about £3,000 from the till in the pharmacy where he worked as a superintendent pharmacist.

15 Jan 2026

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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

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November assessment results out – 62 per cent pass

The General Pharmaceutical Council said 1,174 trainee pharmacists sat the assessment on November 11 and 722 of those passed.

16 Dec 2025

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