Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 16/09/2026
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located in Covent Garden, an area well-known as a shopping and entertainment hub. Its primary business activity is the supply of homeopathic medicines, both to people visiting the pharmacy and through mail order services. The pharmacy team offers advice and treatments for the symptomatic relief of acute or minor conditions. Most of the medicines supplied by the pharmacy are prepared extemporaneously in accordance with homeopathic tradition. It also sells some herbal and wellbeing products. The pharmacy does not supply conventional medicines and does not provide NHS services This was a routine inspection of the pharmacy which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in July 2015.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
What do the inspection outcomes mean?
After an inspection each pharmacy receives one overall outcome. This will be either Standards met or Standards not all met
| The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more of the standards for registered pharmacies |
What do the summary findings for each principle mean?
The standards for registered pharmacies are made up of five principles. The pharmacy will also receive one of four possible findings for each of these principles. These are:
| The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards | |
| The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards | |
| The pharmacy meets all the standards | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more standards |