Our main job is to protect the public and give them assurance they'll receive safe and effective care when using pharmacy services.
Don't risk your health: always check an online pharmacy is on our register before you use it
All legitimate pharmacies operating in Great Britain have to be on the General Pharmaceutical Council’s register.
Fake online pharmacies are operating illegally, and sell medicines that are unsafe and could cause you serious harm.
As well as checking our register to verify an online pharmacy is legitimate, please also look out for any tell-tale signs that can alert you to spot a fake.
Search our registers
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.
Find out more about each registerBefore using a pharmacy, check that the service and people running it are registered with us; always check our registers.
If you’re speaking to a healthcare professional who is giving you advice and treatment, they should give you details of their professional registration, including their full name and registration number.
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The Health and Social Care Committee has today published its second report for its inquiry Food and Weight Management. Kathie Cashell, Chief Executive of the General Pharmaceutical Council, said: “We welcome the Health and Social Care Committee’s...
The Council of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has discussed the new rules and standards for Responsible Pharmacists and Superintendent Pharmacists at its meeting on 15 October 2026.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has today published findings from its first annual perceptions survey of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The survey found that the vast majority of more than 5,300 respondents were familiar with GPhC...
Gisela Abbam, Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council, was formally presented with her OBE by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, at an Investiture at Windsor Castle on 7 October 2026.
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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.