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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

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Hallett elected interim chair of Welsh Pharmacy Board

Liz Hallett elected interim chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board, to serve until March 2026.

23 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Happy Christmas and best wishes for a (more) prosperous 2026!

Season's greetings from Pharmacy Magazine, Independent Community Pharmacist, P3 and Training Matters.

23 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who stole diazepam from branch of Boots where she worked warned

Lisa Bettine Hayes took eight tablets of 5mg diazepam “without permission or valid reason to do so”.

11 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed Buprenorphine instead of emergency contraceptive warned

Fola Mustapha failed to carry out proper identity checks before dispensing the wrong medication.

09 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who delivered homeopathic injection sourced from internet warned

The regulator’s investigating committee heard Bindy Rowcroft delivered the injection while working for The Medical Group.

24 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who breached patient confidentiality with WhatsApp images to ex-wife suspended

Zohaib Hussain sent a picture on the social media platform of a patient with a rash exposing parts of their body during a consultation.

20 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Former Scholl CEO Craig Shaw to lead STADA UK business

German healthcare group STADA has appointed the former Scholl CEO Craig Shaw as its new general manager in the UK.

18 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who oversaw prescribing of 85,000 drugs without safeguards can continue practising

A GPhC hearing last week said Tariq Boodho’s fitness-to-practise was not impaired after he met "regulatory and public interest concerns".

17 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy technician struck off after exchanging romantic letters with prison patient

Sheree Danielle Ward said she recognised “the severity” of her “transgression” and asked to be removed from the register.

05 Nov 2025 , 2 Min Article

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GP pharmacist who made up patient conversations in records warned by GPhC

Omraj Suthi, who worked for Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance, created “incorrect and misleading records”.

30 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who approved prescriptions remotely using WhatsApp warned

Kelly Osamudiamen Osadolor was not physically at Swindon Pharmacy when staff sent her photos of prescriptions and medication.

22 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy technician suspended for “inappropriate” physical contact with 17-year-old colleague

Imraan Khan kissed a staff member's hand, stroked her hair, hugged her, kissed her head and tried wiping tears off her cheeks.

26 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC appoints interim chief executive

Chris Askew joins pharmacy regulator from Royal College of General Practitioners.

23 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who failed to adequately manage ordering of high-risk medicines warned

Mirrasoul Seyedi was the RP at a retail pharmacy in Benfleet where “excessive ordering of bottles of Codeine and Phenergan” took place.

15 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Obituary: Simon Driver

Former Cegedim Rx managing director, Simon Driver, died last week.

10 Sep 2025 , 2 Min Article

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