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What do the new Superintendent standards mean for owners and SPs?

GPhC draft superintendent standards return to Council on 15 October 2026. What they add to the role, what owners must give their SP, how accountability shifts.

Can pharmacies sell vapes and nicotine products under the new rules?

Disposable vape ban, Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, age checks, the £2.20 vaping duty and the coming retail licence: what a pharmacy can stock and how to sell it.

What records must an online pharmacy keep, and for how long?

Private prescriptions and POM register 2 years, CD register 2 years from last entry, specials and RP log 5 years, adult records 8 years, with the rule for each.

What compliance deadlines do UK pharmacies face this year?

Every regulatory date UK pharmacies must hit in 2026: GPhC fees, DSPT, ICO renewal, revalidation and submission deadlines, in one working calendar.

What does DCB0160 require of pharmacies deploying clinical software?

Your supplier's DCB0129 is not your DCB0160. What the deploying organisation must do, who can be Clinical Safety Officer, and what to ask before signing.

What are the new Responsible Pharmacist standards?

GPhC draft responsible pharmacist standards return to Council on 15 October 2026, before the 10 December supervision changes. What they require, and what stays.

How much are GPhC fees from September 2026?

Pharmacist £310, technician £146, premises £441 from September. Plus the June renewal changes that make a missed premises renewal, and closure, far likelier.

Where is the line between lawful and illegal medicine supply?

Four jailed over an online diazepam operation linked to 9.5m doses: the MDA and HMR offences, MHRA enforcement methods and the drift modes pharmacies must avoid.

How should pharmacy owners protect patient data?

Protect patient data in a UK pharmacy: UK GDPR duties, supplier due diligence, breach response and the six questions to put to every software vendor.

Why do pharmacies fail GPhC inspections?

87.5% met all 26 standards. The seven that account for most failures, the ownership gradient hitting independents hardest, and what inspectors actually write.

What checks must pharmacies make before supplying weight-loss medicines?

One in five weight-loss medicine users has no prescriber. The six verification gates, the GPhC's Feb 2025 rules, prescriber independence and the evidence pack.

What should pharmacy software buyers ask suppliers about DCB0129?

DCB0129 clinical safety for pharmacy software buyers: what the standard requires, the documents every vendor must produce and the questions to ask them.

Can pharmacies ask for and display patient reviews?

What the DMCC banned in 2025, when a testimonial becomes a medicines advertisement, replying without breaching confidentiality, and where enforcement now stands.

What are the 2026 pharmacy supervision changes?

Phase one since January, phase two from 10 December, and the four things that do not change including the responsible pharmacist requirement.

How secure does a pharmacy website need to be?

Your DSPT declaration already covers the website. The baseline that makes it true, where pharmacy sites leak data, and what to ask your developer.

Can you ditch the paper CD register?

Electronic CD registers have been legal since 2005. What the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 require of a register, and how to run one that inspectors accept.

Can pharmacies charge for sourcing hard-to-find medicines?

No sourcing fee on NHS prescriptions: only the £9.90 charge is lawful. On private prescriptions you can charge if disclosed first. Rules and specials pricing.

Can you advertise weight-loss medicines in the UK?

Regulation 284 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 bans advertising POMs to the public. What you can say about a weight-loss service, and the 2026 rulings.

How does a small pharmacy complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit?

Complete the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit as a small UK pharmacy: what actually applies, the evidence to gather and the June deadline discipline.

Do customers have a right to refunds on medicines?

Prescription medicines carry no 14-day cancellation right; the rest does. The CCR exclusion, hygiene-seal rules, the 12-month penalty and the policy matrix.

What is the superintendent pharmacist responsible for in online services?

What the superintendent pharmacist is personally accountable for in a UK online pharmacy: SOPs, oversight, governance and regulatory exposure.

Can pharmacies close for staff training now?

From autumn 2026 pharmacies can close for up to four hours in a day, once a month, for staff training. What is agreed, what awaits October 2026, how to plan.

What are the GPhC's standards for online pharmacies?

The GPhC standards for online and distance selling pharmacies explained: risk assessment, prescriber checks, audits and what inspectors test in 2026.

Are online consultation questionnaires medical devices?

When consultation and triage software is a medical device under the UK MDR 2002, what UKCA marking and MHRA registration require, and how to check your tools.

How is the GPhC policing online weight-loss supply in 2026?

Since 13 January 2026 failing to verify BMI fails an inspection. What the GPhC's April 2026 review, inspection data and FtP panels are acting on, in numbers.

What are the rules for dispensing cannabis-based medicinal products in the UK?

CBPM dispensing rules for UK pharmacies: FP10PCD, 28-day validity, the CD register, five-year specials records, batch traceability and the full record map.

What do GPhC inspectors look for in 2026?

Prepare for a GPhC pharmacy inspection in 2026: the evidence inspectors request, the common failure points, and how to run inspection-ready every day.

What monitoring do weight-loss patients actually need?

Baseline checks, reviews at each dose step, MHRA red flags, NICE's 5% at six months stopping rule and the follow-up records GPhC inspectors now ask for.

How does UK GDPR apply to pharmacy websites?

UK GDPR applied to pharmacy websites: lawful bases, health data, cookies, privacy notices and the mistakes that generate ICO complaints.

What changed in the GPhC inspection framework?

The GPhC's January 2026 inspection framework adds supervision, website and weight-loss examples and two new finding categories. What inspectors test now.

What did the GPhC's hub and spoke review actually find?

The GPhC's 55-inspection hub and spoke review analysed: 74% hub pass rate vs 84% benchmark, the SOP failures, spoke-only labels and the self-audit to run.

How will the CQC regulate online clinics from 2026?

Which regulated activities catch an online prescribing clinic, why pharmacist-only services fall outside the CQC, and what the assessment framework tests.

Can you sell P medicines online in the UK?

How UK pharmacies sell pharmacy-only (P) medicines online lawfully: pharmacist oversight, questionnaires, quantity limits and GPhC expectations.

Can ADHD medication be prescribed and dispensed remotely in the UK?

Schedule 2 rules for remote ADHD services: 28-day prescriptions, no repeats, FP10PCD, no emergency supply, and the five-day supply myth corrected.

What do the new hub and spoke dispensing rules actually require?

Hub and spoke dispensing across different businesses is legal since 1 Oct 2025: Model 1, written arrangement clauses, CD scoping and NHSBSA notifications.

Is testosterone a controlled drug in the UK?

Testosterone is a Class C, Schedule 4 Part II controlled drug: prescription rules, repeats, emergency supply, the postal import trap and the 14-year offence.

Can pharmacists and pharmacy staff work remotely?

Supervision reform reopened the question of remote pharmacists. What can be done off site, what must stay on the premises, and how online and hub models use it.

Can pharmacies message patients on WhatsApp and SMS?

Service texts need no consent, marketing texts need PECR consent, clinical messages need an approved platform. ICO, NHS England and GPhC rules for pharmacies.

How should a pharmacy report a patient safety incident?

What counts as a patient safety incident, how to record it on LFPSE (which replaced the NRLS in 2024), the duty of candour, near misses and what inspectors ask.

What are the remote prescribing rules for high-risk medicines?

The GPhC's February 2025 guidance ended questionnaire-only prescribing: the consultation, verification and monitoring standards online clinics must meet.