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Pharmacist who issued illegitimate fit-to-fly Covid certificates allowed to work again

Sunil Kumar Lakhani must get the GPhC to approve a registered pharmacist as his workplace supervisor for six months.

20 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Convicted pharmacy technician who took cocaine struck off

Tom Hennebry was convicted at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court in August 2023 of possessing a controlled class A drug.

16 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Locum suspended for taking tablets and placing re-sealed boxes on the shelf

Pharmacist placed orders for escitalopram without a prescription, FtP committee finds

14 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who failed to report driving convictions to GPhC suspended for six weeks

Edwin Joseph Nally, who was convicted in 2024 and 2025, also failed to inform the GPhC about multiple driving convictions in 2013.

13 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Ex-online pharmacist suspended for role in issuing high-risk prescriptions

Pharmacist failed to challenge unsafe practices at UK Meds, finds FtP committee

07 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist with three drink-driving convictions suspended by GPhC for two months

Craig Stephan Tibbitts was convicted for the third time in November 2023 after pleading guilty to drink-driving.

27 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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Boots store manager who obtained refunds without receipts suspended by GPhC

Pantea Shahiri processed £3,769.93 in refund transactions to her credit card without receipts between February and March 2023.

04 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who allegedly told patient Covid vaccine alters DNA and controls us warned

A fitness to practise committee hearing heard Tue Johansen struck up a conversation about the Covid vaccine with the patient.

20 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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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 , 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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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 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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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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