Trainee pharmacist lied about exams to land job - and illegally gave out litres of Class A drug methadone
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man lied to land a a job as a pharmacist by pretending he passed his exams - before dispensing methadone to customers. Adnan Arshad, 29, worked at the Pearl Pharmacy in Rochdale between November 2017 and April 2019, during which he unlawfully dispensed the Class A drug.
In order to become a registered pharmacist, students must undergo training to obtain a masters in Pharmacy degree, with 12 months of pre registration training and then they must pass the GPhC examination, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Arshad had been doing his pre-registration training at the pharmacy in Tweedale Street. Arshad, of Rochdale, had already been working as a dispenser when the previous owner of the pharmacy applied for a training grant for him in order to complete his training.
The supervisor was responsible for overseeing his training and Arshad told him he had been going to extra training in the summer of 2018. READ MORE: Paedophile nurse who watched child rape videos struck off after being branded a 'risk to public' The supervisor found Arshad was competent to take the exam - but was later informed by Arshad that he had already done them and passed them and was provided with a GPhC registration number.
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