Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 12/09/2025
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is situated in an industrial unit in the city of Sheffield. The pharmacy’s main service is dispensing NHS prescriptions. It dispenses some medicines to people in multi-compartment compliance packs to help them take their medicines correctly. The pharmacy is closed to the public and so it delivers medicines to people’s homes. It operates via the website www.optimumpharmacy.co.uk
This was a reinspection following an inspection in February 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standard 1.1. This reinspection focused on the Standard which had previously not been met. It was found at the previous inspection that pharmacy had entered into an agreement with a third-party online prescribing company to dispense private prescriptions for several high-risk medicines. The Standard was not met as the pharmacy had not completed appropriate due-diligence and had not considered the risks involved with the process. Since the last inspection, the pharmacy had ended its agreement with the third-party company and had not entered into any new agreements with any other third-party prescribing services.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Pharmacy details
R3, Alison Business Crescent
39 -40 Alison Crescent
Sheffield
S2 1AS
United Kingdom
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 |