The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7493 p320
15 March 2008

Disciplinary Committee

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain met on Tuesday 26 February 2008 and made the following directions:

1. The committee granted an application for restoration to the Register of Pharmacists from Chhaganbhai Dahyabbai Nathubhai Mistry (registration number 66067). The committee directed that, in accordance with article 55(6) of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007, Mr Mistry’s registration should be conditional on his compliance with the following requirements: that Mr Mistry works under the supervision of a pharmacist for a period of two years; and Mr Mistry does not work as a superintendent pharmacist for a period of three years. These conditions are subject to review within 12 months.

2. The committee directed that the condition imposed on the registration of Ramesh Mavji Patel (registration number 90343) at the hearing on 11 September 2007, namely that he work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist for a period of one year, shall remain in force.

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain met from Monday 3 to Friday 7 March 2008 and made the following directions:

1. The committee directed that the inquiries into William Mark Howells (registration number 78354) and Barry Maurice Brooks (registration number 75728) should not proceed. The committee adjourned the inquiry into Ghislaine Elise Harrold (registration number 67551).

2. Following an inquiry into Zainuddin Mohamedbhai (registration number 81292), the committee directed the removal of Mr Mohamedbhai’s name from the Register. Under Section 11 of the Pharmacy Act 1954, the direction to remove Mr Mohamedbhai’s name from the Register is not to take effect until the expiration of a period of three months from the date on which notice of removal was given or in a case where an appeal has been brought against the direction, until the appeal is determined or withdrawn.

3. Following the inquiry into Ian Elliott (registration number 65343), the committee issued a reprimand.

4. Following the inquiry into Yakub Ismail Patel (registration number 65371), the Committee issued a reprimand.

5. Following the inquiry into Jayant Bhaichand Sanghvi (Registration number 69303), the committee issued a reprimand.

The Disciplinary Committee will meet at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on Monday 17, Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 March 2008 at 9.30am to hear the following Statutory Committee inquiry:

1. A complaint by the Council of the Society against Kantilal Khushalbhai Mistry (registration number 74015) which alleges that: a failure to submit to the NHS Prescription Pricing Authority (“the PPA”) 18 FP10 prescription forms relating to low cost items; treating small value prescriptions as private prescriptions, but failing to keep a record of the sales or supplies made against those prescriptions; endorsing 18 NHS prescriptions to indicate that 18 packs of Benzamycin gel in quantities of 46.6g had been supplied when quantities of 23g had been supplied and submitting the wrongly endorsed prescriptions to the PPA for payment, resulting in overpayment; endorsing NHS prescriptions for Gaviscon Liquid, Oilatum, Liquid Paraffin and E45 Cream to indicate that small pack sizes had been dispensed, when in fact large pack sizes had been dispensed; submitting the wrongly endorsed prescriptions to the PPA for payment, resulting in overpayment; and, regularly dispensing duplicate prescriptions and submitting them to the PPA for payment without querying the prescribing practice, may amount to misconduct.

Statutory Committees Secretariat