We’re the regulator for pharmacies, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain. Our role is to protect everyone who uses pharmacy services.
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All pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises who are currently licensed to practise in Great Britain must renew their registration with us annually. You can check their details and registration status by using the search facility below.
Register Search
We maintain comprehensive, fully up-to-date registers of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacies and training premises. Use the tool on the right hand side to check through current registration details with us.
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GPhC launches new standards for Chief Pharmacists
The General Pharmaceutical Council has published new standards for Chief Pharmacists which set out their professional responsibilities. They also describe the knowledge, conduct and performance required by a Chief Pharmacist to support their...
Contact centre to be closed on Thursday 16 January
The contact centre will be closed in the afternoon on Thursday 16 January from 2:15pm for staff training, and will open on Friday 17 January at 9:30am.
GPhC to co-host new pharmacy technician fellowship with NHS England
For the first time the GPhC will be co-hosting a national pharmacy technician fellowship. This new fellowship post offers a one-year fixed term opportunity to work across the Office of the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (NHS England) and the GPhC...
GPhC announces results for November 2024 registration assessment
A total of 1,146 candidates sat the registration assessment on 12 November, with 667 candidates passing the assessment: an overall pass rate of 58%.
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Patients and the public
Report a concern
Our role is to protect patients and the public and give them assurance that they will receive safe and effective care when using pharmacy services.
One of the ways we do that is by investigating concerns about individual pharmacists and pharmacy technicians where there may be a risk to patient safety or the public confidence in pharmacy could be affected. We also look into concerns about pharmacies.