Brooker Group Limited

Wider context from the report

“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. Mr Pidgeon was a mechanic and his business account with Booker was in relation to his garage business. His business did not involve the onward supply of medication to the public. However, he was able to bulk purchase both paracetamol and ibuprofen from Booker in Wimbledon on two occasions. It does not appear that any checks were carried out to confirm his status prior to the sales. ████████ ████████████████████████████████████████ 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. ”