Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 27/01/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a distance selling pharmacy which opened in June 2023. People access the pharmacy’s services through its website www.weprescribe.co.uk. The pharmacy does not have an NHS contract and the only activity is dispensing private prescriptions issued after a consultation with the pharmacist independent prescriber. The website offers medicines for a range of conditions, but the pharmacy mainly supplies medicines to support weight loss.
This was a desktop inspection following an inspection in August 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standard 1.1. This reinspection focused on the Standard which had previously not been met. Since the last inspection, the pharmacy has implemented new processes to independently verify the information that a person provides during the consultation process before it issues a prescription and supplies them with weight loss medicines. This is now a standard part of the pharmacy’s processes. It has also updated its website and written procedures to accommodate the new processes, and it has provided evidence to show that the processes are being followed in practice.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
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 |