Statutory Committee inquiries
The Statutory Committee will meet at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
of Great Britain, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1, at 9.30am on Monday
21, Tuesday
22, Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 February 2005 to hear the following inquiries:
Monday 21 February
1. The committee will resume its inquiry from 21 July 2004 into a complaint
by the Council of the Society against a pharmacist which alleges that the
application of a system which resulted in overpayment to the pharmacist by
the Prescription Pricing Authority (on behalf of the Department of Health)
and the supply of chlormethiazole capsules to a patient without the authority
of a prescription, amounts to misconduct may amount to misconduct
2. An inquiry into a complaint by the Council of the Society against a pharmacist
which alleges: that the dispensing of excessive doses of diamorphine against
prescriptions written by a GP the failure to maintain appropriate stocks of
diamorphine in lower dosages, the failure to exercise sufficient scrutiny of
prescriptions for excessive doses of diamorphine, the failure to exercise sufficient
control over the product supplied; and the failure to exercise the professional
judgement and/or the objectivity of a reasonably careful and competent pharmacist,
the failure to act towards the GP in a way that was to the benefit and welfare
of the public and patients, the failure to discharge obligations as a pharmacist
to patients; may amount to misconduct.
Tuesday 22 February
3. The committee will continue its inquiry from Monday 21 February referred
to in paragraph 2 above.
4. The committee will resume its inquiry from 26 January 2005 against a pharmacist
and a company which alleges that the submission of erroneous claims to the
PPA resulting in an overpayment of approximately £52,000 may amount to
misconduct
Wednesday 23 February
5. The committee will resume its inquiry from 25 February 2004 against a pharmacist
which alleges that altering the quantity of a medicine prescribed for the
pharmacist on two prescriptions, thereby procuring a greater quantity of
the medicine than had been authorised by the general practitioner, may amount
to misconduct.
Thursday 24 February
6. The committee will resume its inquiry into a complaint by the Council of
the Society against a pharmacist which includes allegations that the consumption
of alcohol whilst in charge of the pharmacy and being on duty when unfit
to be in charge of the pharmacy, may amount to misconduct.
7. The committee will resume its inquiry into a complaint by the Council of
the Society against a pharmacist which includes allegations that the theft
of prescription only medicines from the pharmacy in respect of which the pharmacist
received an adult caution from the police and the self administration of prescription
only medicines from pharmacy stock, may amount to misconduct
David Gomez
Secretary to the Statutory Committee |
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