Paul Pidgeon

“The Guidelines for the Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use (2013) state that wholesale suppliers must ensure that they supply medicinal products only to those who are themselves in possession of a wholesale distribution authorisation or who are authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public. The Guidelines go on to set out measures by which wholesalers can comply with that duty, including by requesting and checking a customer's status.”

“The Coroner is therefore concerned that Booker in Wimbledon, and therefore potentially Booker more widely, may be selling medicinal products to customers who are not authorised or entitled to supply them to the public. Given, the potential for this to result in significant amounts of medicines being sold in single transactions, the Coroner is concerned that this gives rise to the risk of future deaths.”