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  Later that week our pharmacist decides to declare to her employer that she has a problem. She does not tell her employer about the drinking at work episode.   Should she tell the GPhC the whole story?   Yes 69% No 31%   If not, why not?   “If she discloses this, she will […]

  Later the same week our pharmacist comes to you and again seeks to confide in you. This time she reveals that she drank alcohol whilst at work a few weeks ago. She consumed it at 17.30. The pharmacy shuts at 18.00. She assures you that she did not dispense any prescriptions during that time. […]

  Everyone comes back into work the next week and things continue as normal.   Our pharmacist confides in you that she is concerned about her drinking. Our pharmacist insists that her pharmacy work has not suffered as a result and she can handle the situation with her help.   Our pharmacist discloses to you […]

  The evening continues and the group find themselves in a night club dancing. Everyone is having fun but our pharmacist is now very drunk. She falls over and knocks a table with drinks on it over.   Our pharmacist then passes out in the toilet. She has to be escorted home by some of […]

  The evening continues and our pharmacist continues her drinking. She outpaces the rest of the group and whilst everyone there is tipsy at least she becomes progressively drunk.   On leaving the restaurant the group walk to a nearby pub for more drinks. Our pharmacist is stumbling and has become very loud. She swears […]

  The evening of the work night out arrives. The night has been arranged partly as a work social event but also to celebrate the birthday of one of the dispensers. The plan is to head into town to have a meal and then perhaps head out dancing afterwards.   You all sit down to […]

  The next day she wakes up and has a medium-strength (5.5%) beer at 11.30 am. She feels better and resolves to ride out the rest of her hangover. She goes to the shop and gets a bottle of wine and drinks this throughout the evening.   She is working the next morning. She drives […]

  Our pharmacist works in community pharmacy. She has been on the GPhC register for 20 years. She has been working in community pharmacy all this time for a number of companies. At the moment she works in a rural pharmacy and has hitherto had an unblemished professional and employment history.   She has enjoyed […]

  Later that week our pharmacist decides to declare to her employer that she has a problem. She does not tell her employer about the drinking at work episode.       She decides to seek help and makes contact with Alcoholics anonymous.     Thank you for taking part in this dilemma. We will […]