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David Dubas-Fisher & Sam Elliott-Gibbs

UK's worst pharmacies are exposed - interactive map shows if yours makes the list

More than 100 pharmacies in the UK have failed to meet basic standards over the past year, a new report has revealed.

They were reprimanded with further action taken over offenders who broke strict regulatory guidelines.

The inspections by the General Pharmaceutical Council are intended to help pharmacies improve their services.

Our interactive map allows you to check if one of Britain's worst-performing pharmacies is at the end of your road.

The worst performing area for failing community pharmacies in the last 12 months was London with 14.

Nottingham, Birmingham, Bolton and Bournemouth each had five failing pharmacies.

One of the worst offenders was an 'unclean and unhygienic' pharmacy in Chemipharm, Birmingham.

While Osbon Pharmacy, in east London, would 'regularly' order 'unusually large volumes of liquid codeine preparations'.

In total, 11 were subject to enforcement action which is one per cent of the 11,000 community pharmacies in the UK.

The inspection reports were published between May 2022 and May 2023.

If guidelines are breached, owners are given an improvement plan before they are revisited within six months.

In extreme circumstances, pharmacies can be told they are no longer allowed to sell prescription-only drugs.

Chemipharm in Birmingham was one of the worst offenders (Google Maps)

A GPhC spokesperson said: "Pharmacy inspections are intended to help pharmacies improve their systems and services, the quality of care and the outcomes for patients and the public using their services.

"Any pharmacy not meeting all of the standards has to complete an improvement action plan.

"Improvement action plans are published alongside the report our inspections website."

Director of corporate affairs at The National Pharmacy Association Gareth Jones, said: "There are over 14,000 pharmacies in the UK, the vast majority of whom provide very high-quality health care services.

"As in any other regulated sector, the regulatory system exists to check performance and target the relatively small number that need to improve their service in some way.

Osbon Pharmacy would 'regularly' order 'unusually large volumes of liquid codeine preparations' (Google Maps)

"Numerous surveys have found that the public has a positive experience of using pharmacies, and trust in pharmacists and their teams is very high for very good reason," he told MailOnline.

Earlier this month, the Government announced a pharmacy common ailments scheme in England would be launched before the end of the year.

It outlined the idea of patients being able to get a prescription from their pharmacist for a number of minor illnesses without having to visit their GP first.

UK's worst performing pharmacies

A.D. Phillips - Trimdon Village

Amadis Chemist - London

Anglesea Healthy Living Centre - Orpington

Ashton Road Pharmacy - Oldham

Asif Iqbal Pharmacy Ltd - Bolton

Astill Lodge Pharmacy - Leicester

Badham Pharmacy Ltd - Cheltenham

Badham Pharmacy Ltd - Tewkesbury

Barons Pharmacy -London

Bhogal Dispensing Chemist - Bristol

Bilton Pharmacy - Bradford

Bin-Seena Pharmacy- London

Birches Head Pharmacy - Stoke-On-Trent

Boots- Skipton

Bromham Pharmacy- Bedford

Burwash Pharmacy - Hove

Buzz Doctor Pharmacy - Solihull

Central Pharmacy - Margate

Chemipharm- Birmingham

Chesterton Pharmacy- Cirencester

Cohens Chemist - Huddersfield

Consult Pharmacy - Aylesbury

Day Lewis Pharmacy -Andover

DB Raval Ltd- Nottingham

Derix Healthcare Pharmacy - Leigh-On-Sea

Dock Pharmacy - Tilbury

Eclipse Pharmacy - London

Globe Pharmacy (Chiswell) St. Albans

Halliwell Midnight Pharmacy - Bolton

Hallmark Chemists - Birmingham

Haydon Bridge Pharmacy Ltd - Hexham

Health Lines Pharmacy - Corby

Herrington Medical Centre Pharm - Houghton Le Spring

Hill Top Pharmacy - Knottingley

HMI Pharmacy - Preston

Hollington Pharmacy- St. Leonards-On-Sea

Horsley Hill Pharmacy - South Shields

Jade Pharmacy - Hounslow

Jardines Pharmacy - Biggleswade

Jardines Pharmacy - Milton Keynes

Jhoots Pharmacy - Stratford-Upon-Avon

Jhoots Pharmacy - Dunstable

Jhoots Pharmacy - Stevenage

K K Mistry Pharmacy Limited - Coventry

Karsons Pharma - Rocester

Keencare Ltd - London

Late Night Columbia Chemist - Bournemouth

Lawrence Weston Pharmacy - Bristol

Liverpool Road Pharmacy - St Helens

Lloydspharmacy - Aylesbury

Lloydspharmacy - Bedlington

Lloydspharmacy - Dumfries

Lloydspharmacy - Stroud

Lloydspharmacy - Aye

Lloydspharmacy - Dollar

Lloydspharmacy - Annan

Lloydspharmacy - London

Lloydspharmacy - Livingston

Lloydspharmacy - Cheltenham

Lloydspharmacy - London

Longfield Pharmacy - Maldon

Lyoncross Pharmacy - Glasgow

Malpas Pharmacy - Newport

Manns Pharmacy - Nottingham

Marcus Jones Pharmacy - Glasgow

Medicentre (Newcastle) Ltd - Newcastle Upon Tyne

Medicines + Pharmacy - Lincold

Medina Chemist Netherfield Ltd - Nottingham

Minal Pharmacy - Twickenham

Murrays Healthcare - Dudley

My London Pharmacy - London

Nabbs Lane Pharmacy - Nottingham

Newbridge Pharmacy - Wolverhampton

Newburn Pharmacy - Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newport Pharmacy - Saffron W

Nutan Pharmacy -Rochford

Osbon Pharmacy - London

Phillips Chemist - London

Pickfords Pharmacy - West Drayton

Primed Pharmacy - Mexborough

Prince Pharmacy - London

Rana Dispensing Chemist - Birmingham

Shelf Pharmacy - Halifax

Skye Pharmacy - Sheffield

Smart Pharm Ltd - London

Superdrug Pharmacy - Bournemouth

Tesco Instore Pharmacy - Leigh

Tesco Instore Pharmacy - St Neots

Tesco Instore Pharmacy - Cambridge

Tesco Instore Pharmacy - Aylesbury

Tesco Instore Pharmacy - Ryde

The Chief Cornerstone - Greenford

The John Preddy Co. Ltd. - Bath

The Pharmacy - Billingham

The Private Pharmacy - London

The Reading Pharmacy - Reading

Ticehurst Pharmacy - Wadhurst

Tilehurst Pharmacy - Reading

Treated Pharmacy - Bolton

Trustmed Pharmacy -Leicester

Well - Preston

West View Pharmacy - Hartlepool

Whitefield Pharmacy - Bury

Whites Pharmacy - Exmouth

Willington Pharmacy - Derby

Winton Pharmacy - Bournemouth

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