The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7472 p388
6 October 2007

Disciplinary Committee

The Disciplinary Committee will meet at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1, on Wednesday 10, Thursday 11 and Friday 12 October 2007 to hear the following Statutory Committee inquiries:

1. The new inquiry into a complaint by the Council of the Society against Arunkumar Manibhai Patel (registration number 68424) and Kashipharm Ltd (identification number 1001998) which alleges that the dishonest or erroneous endorsements of prescriptions; the dishonest or erroneous submission for payment to the prescription pricing authority of the prescriptions; the resulting overpayment to the company; and the failure of Mr Patel to notify the PPA of the wrongdoing and offer repayment when he became aware of it, may amount to misconduct.

2. The new inquiry into Andrew Graham Shepherd (registration number 77567) who was convicted at Ceredigion Magistrates Court on 24 April 2002 of driving a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to section 5(1)A of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. The committee will also hear the complaint by the Council of the Society against Mr Shepherd which alleges that a failure to comply with the requirements of Key Responsibility 3 and of Part 2 A.l(a) and (m) of the Code, may amount to misconduct.

Fitness to Practise Committee Secretariat