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  1. Committee removes suspended technician from Register

    8 May 13 | 14.41 | England

    A pharmacy technician previously suspended from the Register has now had her name erased after a review hearing by the fitness-to-practise committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council more >

  2. Aggressive and abusive pharmacist suspended from Register for six months

    8 May 13 | 14.38 | England

    A pharmacist who displayed abusive and aggressive behaviour towards a patient has been suspended from the Register for six months more >

  3. Three-month suspension after drug-driving conviction

    8 May 13 | 14.36 | England

    A conviction for driving while unfit through drugs has led the fitness-to-practise committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council to suspend a pharmacist from the Register for a period of three months more >

  4. Controlled Drug records irregularities lead to removal from Register

    8 May 13 | 14.22 | England

    A number of failings in respect of the keeping of Controlled Drug registers have led to a pharmacist’s removal from the Register more >

  5. Pharmacists in Wales alerted to health protection duty

    2 May 13 | 12.58 | Wales

    Pharmacists in Wales are being reminded about their health protection responsibilities during the current outbreak of measles...

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  6. Consultation on self selection of P medicines unlikely

    1 May 13 | 14.41 | England Scotland Wales

    Community pharmacists will not be consulted on plans to allow pharmacy medicines to be made available for self selection... more >

  7. Sixth pharmacist suspended after BBC investigation

    1 May 13 | 14.35 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Another pharmacist accused of illegally supplying medicines following a BBC Inside Out investigation has been suspended from the Register... more >

  8. Caldicott review calls for greater sharing of patient information

    30 Apr 13 | 17.20 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Relevant health data should be shared among all of the registered healthcare professionals...

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  9. Pharmacist who supplied POMs to a patient not registered with a GP is ordered to be removed from the Register

    30 Apr 13 | 16.29 | England

    The supply of prescription only medicines, without a prescription, to a patient who was not registered with a GP, has led to the removal from the Register of a pharmacist, by order of the fitness-to-practise committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council more >

  10. Six-month suspension for pharmacist after physical assault and failure to report police caution to Registrar

    30 Apr 13 | 16.11 | England

    A pharmacist who accepted a police caution for possession of cocaine has been suspended from the Register for six months by order of the fitness-to-practise committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council

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