Pharmacist Diaries

Edwin Panford-Quainoo is a passionate, positive, and highly accomplished professional with over 20 years of pharmacy experience in a variety of settings and countries. Within the first 10 years of his career, he was registered as a pharmacist in 3 countries which is an achievement in itself! He is currently working on a PhD in Global Health, focusing on antimicrobial stewardship in...

Today's epsiode is a special little treat for you guys as it is the podcast's first 3-way conversation. It is Part II to my initial conversation with  Komal George . To hear about Komal’s background and why she decided to go into pharmacy in the first place, please go and listen to episode 5 of the Pharmacist Diaries podcast. Komal George,  The Holistic Pharmacist , is a pharma...

If you are interested in research and a role within pharmaceutical industry, then this is definitely the episode for you! Dr Adnan Khan had big dreams as a pharmacy student and his persistence and willpower has allowed him to fulfil many of them already. Shortly after qualifying as a pharmacist, he decided to take an exciting leap towards a PhD in Cance...

Dr. Adam Martin is the first Pharmacist Diaries international podcast guest and pharmacist. He is the founder of  The Fit Pharmacist , host of the  Fit Pharmacist Podcast , and author of two books ( Rx: You: The Pharmacist’s Survival Guide for Managing Stress & Fitting in Fitness  and the  Gen-Z Pharmacist: Dominate Pharmacy School & Script Your Dream Career )...

Jacqueline is the first pharmacy student to be interviewed on the podcast so this is an exciting moment for me as well as all our pharmacy students out there tuning in. Jacqueline chose to pursue her career in pharmacy as she wanted to combine her love of science, particularly chemistry, with the desire to help people. She's just completed her first year at Kings College London and is here wi...

Claire is an experienced, inspiring, strong-minded, yet very modest antimicrobial pharmacist. She started her career with an interest in care of the elderly, an area of pharmacy that she wasn't expecting to love as much as she did. The idea of making clinical interventions and de-prescribing to prevent falls, for example, intrigued her. She highlights the fact that elderly patients...

In this special episode of Pharmacist Diaries I joined my husband on his podcast, The Stay Whole Podcast .  We talk about how as a family we have upped our game in terms of creating helpful and healthy lifestyle habits, like waking up at 4.30 am every weekday to make time for exercise, relaxation and some time for ourselves. We have been amazed at what a few weeks of consistently doing someth...

In this week’s episode, we are joined by Laura Buckley. She is passionate Primary Care Network (PCN) Pharmacist, creator of the Mum Does Drug blog , wife, mother of two boys, occasional writer for C+D and now the author of her first international selling novel, Love, Prescribed . The book is available on Amazon as a Kindle edition or paperback book. In her first month of sales, her...

On today's episode, I am joined by Thorrun Govind . A young, enthusiastic and extremely passionate pharmacist with big dreams. Thorrun completed her undergraduate degree in pharmacy with Kings College London and has been qualified for 4 years but has achieved an incredible amount in a short space of time. She has recently achieved a Distinction in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) MSc in L...

Sheer determination is the way to describe Komal George. After achieving an E grade in A-level Chemistry and being told she was unlikely able to go to university, she was determined to prove to herself and people around her that she had what it takes to become a professional! She started her career as a hospital pharmacist which she thoroughly enjoyed and then wanted to ex...

Kathryn has been a member of the pharmacy profession for just under 30 years. She's had a vast array of experience as a pharmacist, worked internationally in New Zealand at the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, New Zealand, and currently working as the clinical trials pharmacist at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. Kathryn has dedicated a lot of her time to research and education w...

On today's episode I am joined by Lydia Tutt, a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Nottingham. She is a community pharmacist by background and recently completed her PhD research on the role of the community pharmacist in breast cancer survivorship services. She explores some of the struggles around the transition from working full time with a busy community pharmacy te...

Today I am joined by one of my colleagues at Kings College London, fellow mum, and lover of Pringles and Percy Pigs, Gillian Murray!  Don’t forget to subscribe on Spotify , Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app so you can be notified when a new episode is released. If you have any suggestions for guests you want me to talk or if you’d like to come on yourself, please f...

In the first episode of Pharmacist Diaries, I dive deep into discussion about my personal journey into pharmacy. I share an honest account about why I chose to become a pharmacist, the hurdles I have overcome, achievements I am proud of, and what I plan to do with my future. I hope you enjoy it! Don’t forget to subscribe on Spotify , Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app so...