General Pharmaceutical Council

People,

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

People,

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

Legal,

Pharmacists not protected by ‘deeply flawed’ Assisted Dying Bill, warns former Paralympian

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said the Bill "fails to safeguard the rights of organisations and individuals who conscientiously object”.

31 Mar 2026 , 2 Min Article

Regulations,

NPA warns GPhC against increasing two-hour pharmacist absence rule

The National Pharmacy Association said responsible pharmacists should be in charge of one pharmacy at a time.

30 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

People,

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

Medicines,

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 , 1 Min Article

People,

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

People,

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

People,

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

People,

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

Regulations,

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

People,

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

People,

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

People,

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

People,

Pharmacist who made nearly 700 fraudulent NMS claims suspended

Riza Shahid Ali falsified a record to show an NMS intervention occurred on August 18, 2022 even though the patient died on May 14, 2021.

06 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

Education & training,

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 , 1 Min Article

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Convicted pharmacy technician who took cocaine struck off

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

Pharmacists not protected by ‘deeply flawed’ Assisted Dying Bill, warns former Paralympian

NPA warns GPhC against increasing two-hour pharmacist absence rule

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

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

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

Boots store manager who obtained refunds without receipts suspended by GPhC

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

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

Pharmacist suspended for weight loss prescribing failures will return to practice

Pharmacist convicted of attempted child sexual offences removed from register

Pharmacist who imported unlicensed medicines from China warned by GPhC

Pharmacist in Scotland who sexually assaulted two patients struck off register

Pharmacist who made nearly 700 fraudulent NMS claims suspended

November assessment results out – 62 per cent pass