Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/12/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the village of Gartcosh near Glasgow. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions and supplying some people with medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help them take their medicines at the correct times. The pharmacy also provides aesthetics products and injectable medicines for weight loss against private prescriptions. And it supplies some over the counter and pharmacy-only medicines through its website www.reachpharmacy.com.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in April 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 3.1 and 4.2. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. Since the last inspection, the pharmacy has introduced documented procedures and risk assessments for the services it provides and can show that the steps outlined in the risk assessments are being followed. The responsible pharmacist completes audits to ensure that processes are being followed and continue to be robust, and improvements have been made to record keeping as required by law. The website now includes information about the pharmacy’s registration number and superintendent pharmacist. The pharmacy obtains additional clinical information to help the responsible pharmacist ensure that prescriptions are suitable for people, and appropriate interventions are made against online sales of pharmacy-only medicines. And team members are now completing accredited training relevant to their roles.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
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 |