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Pharmacy Analytics
Full Address
381A NORTH DEESIDE ROAD, CULTS, ABERDEEN, AB159SX
Contact Information
Telephone
01224 861624Contractor/Dispenser Details
Dispenser Name
L ROWLANDS & CO (RETAIL) LTD
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1041658
Trading Name
Rowlands Pharmacy
Owner Name
L Rowland & Co (Retail) LtdPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 2004-05-04
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
381A North Deeside Road, Cults, ABERDEEN, Aberdeenshire, AB159SX, Scotland
Region: Scotland
What are GPhC inspection reports?
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) inspects registered pharmacies against five standards. Reports show whether the pharmacy met the standards, with improvement or enforcement action where needed. Premises ID is the same as the pharmacy's GPhC registration number.
Inspection outcome
Standards met
Last inspection
07/04/2022
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is on a parade of shops on a main road in a largely residential area. The people who use the pharmacy are mainly older people. The pharmacy provides a range of services, including Pharmacy First and smoking cessation. And it supplies medicines against Patient Group Directions for urinary tract infections and emergency hormonal contraception. The pharmacy supplies medications in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people who live in their own homes to help them manage their medicines. And it provides substance misuse medications to a small number of people. The inspection was carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services to help provide them safely. It learns from mistakes that happen during the dispensing process to help make its services safer. The pharmacy protects people’s personal information. And people can provide feedback about the pharmacy’s services. It mostly keeps the records it needs to keep by law, to show that it supplied its medicines safely and legally. And team members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough trained team members to provide its services safely. They receive ongoing and structured training maintain their knowledge and skills. And they get time set aside in work to complete it. The pharmacy is good at promoting a culture of ongoing learning and continuous improvement. Team members can raise any concerns and make suggestions and they have regular meetings. This means that they can help improve the systems in the pharmacy. The team members take professional decisions to ensure people taking medicines are safe.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The premises provide a safe, secure, and clean environment for the pharmacy's services. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
Overall, the pharmacy provides its services safely and manages them well. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable suppliers and stores them properly. It responds appropriately to drug alerts and product recalls. This helps make sure that its medicines and devices are safe for people to use. People with a range of needs can access the pharmacy’s services.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to help protect people’s personal information.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 07/04/2022 | 23/05/2022 | Standards met |
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
Understanding SIMD
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) ranks 6,976 data zones from most deprived (1) to least deprived (6,976).
Key Points:
Overall Deprivation
Rank 4,175
of 6,976 data zones in Scotland
40.2%
Percentile
Moderate Deprivation
Within the 41% most deprived in Scotland
Moderate levels of deprivation with mixed socioeconomic characteristics
Quintile (5 groups)
3
of 5
Moderately Deprived
41-60% range
Decile (10 groups)
6
of 10
Mid-range
51-60% range
Vigintile (20 groups)
12
of 20
Mid-range
56-60% range
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Ranks are relative.
Income
Rank 3,368
52nd percentile
Proportion of people with low income
Employment
Rank 2,956
58th percentile
Working-age people excluded from the labor market
Health
Rank 4,161
40th percentile
Risk of premature death and quality of life impairment
Education
Rank 6,256
10th percentile
Lack of attainment and skills in children and adults
Access to Services
Rank 3,281
53rd percentile
Physical and financial accessibility of key services
Crime
Rank 6,586
6th percentile
Risk of personal and material victimization
Housing
Rank 6,240
11th percentile
Quality and availability of housing
Last Updated
11 August 2026
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