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Kinnock moving to ‘next phase’ of beefing up pharmacy business regs

Pharmacy minister considering what legislation changes may be needed.

16 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

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‘Fully remediated’: Locum warned over CPPE course plagiarism

Pharmacist remorseful after issues with CPPE coursework, GPhC finds

13 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Adverts on social media promoting weight-loss POMs banned

Adverts for weight-loss injections tried to direct the public to online pharmacies and a prescribing service.

11 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist suspended for weight loss prescribing failures will return to practice

Henrietta Adu, who prescribed Saxenda to two patients without following guidance, was suspended for three months.

10 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Online IP struck off after prescribing modafinil ‘off-label’

GPhC finds Shaeeb Ali 'abandoned fundamental principles of the profession'.

09 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Locum pharmacist warned over ‘dismissive’ handling of EHC request

Locum pharmacist was 'short and dismissive' in response to EHC request says GPhC

13 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Ex-Tesco locum suspended after propositioning colleague

Locum pharmacist suspended following 'shocking abuse of trust'

09 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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Pharmacy struck off NHS list over GPhC bar on CD dispensing

Hampshire pharmacy had 'no good cause' for not supplying controlled drugs, NHS decides

04 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Jhoots branch stripped of NHS contract after failed appeal

One of the chain's five Isle of Wight branches removed from NHS list.

04 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 warned after pharmacy supplied medicines overseas without meeting legal duty

Folake Oluwatoyin Adeniran failed to ensure Dock Pharmacy in Tilbury, Essex, had a wholesale distribution licence.

21 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC: Pharmacies not meeting patients' confidentiality expectations

Growth of clinical services means patient expectations are changing says Rudkin

29 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC meets 17 of 18 PSA standards but again takes too long to process FtP cases

The Professional Standards Authority said the number of cases still open after 156 weeks and more rose from 104 to 109 between 2023-24 and 2024-25.

24 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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GPhC clamps down on pharmacies over marketing of Mounjaro alternatives

Numerous complaints of pharmacies 'incentivising' bulk-buying and inappropriate switches

29 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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