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Letter to the editor 7

Our readers get in touch with Independent Community Pharmacist magazine to get things off their chest.

06 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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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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Pharmacy could manage obesity – but are we up for it?

Addressing the problem at scale will be a challenge in Northern Ireland within existing service frameworks, says Terry Maguire.

09 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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A trailblazing independent

Independent Pharmacist of the Year Gareth Hughes talks to ICP magazine about his successes in Wales.

25 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Joe Irvin to chair Trustee Board of future Royal College

Joe Irvin OBE has been appointed as the inaugural chair of the Board of Trustees of the future Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm).

25 Nov 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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Independent’s insight

Steven Pal, who owns Monkspath Pharmacy in Solihull, was Numark’s 6,000th member.

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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Pharmacist who made dispensing error and was convicted of drink driving warned

Baljinder Singh Kaila dispensed an incorrect prescription of methadone and the patient avoided harm after they noticed his mistake.

14 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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The religion of the west

In neoclassical economics, everyone always makes decisions to maximise earning potential, says Peter Kelly.

05 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Happy 100th birthday PSNI!

The professional-commercial debate in pharmacy will rage on for another century, says Terry Maguire.

05 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Retired pharmacist struck off for possessing indecent images of children

Nicholas Grant Ford was convicted of three counts of making indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and one of possessing a prohibited image of a child.

03 Nov 2025 , 3 Min Article

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