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Blogs are online commentaries written by PJ Online users who express their own opinions. If you think you would make a good blogger, please contact the editor and say why.

Bystander

By Bystander

Bystander is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

Didapper

By Didapper

Didapper is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

Footler

By Footler

Footler is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

Glow-worm

By Glow-worm

Glow-worm is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

Merlin

By Merlin

Merlin is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

Musings of a pharmacist in practice

By uzma chaudhry

Reflections on incidents that happen in community pharmacy practice

  • Member blog

Prospector

By Prospector

Prospector is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

The War on Bugs

By Kevin Frost

A commentary on life in pharmacy practice, focusing on clinical pharmacy and infection management, from an antibiotics pharmacist in Yorkshire

  • Member blog

Thoughts from within

By Admin Editor

Members of the PJ Publications editorial team offer their own insight into things that have set them thinking

  • Editors' blog

A Student's panorama

By Andrew Onariase

A third year pharmacy undergraduate at the University of Portsmouth gives an overview on the latest headline on science and pharmacy from a student's viewpoint

  • Student blog

...Just a thought

By Colette McCreedy

Colette McCreedy is an independent consultant and locum community pharmacist. Until recently she was the chief pharmacist and director of practice at the National Pharmacy Association (NPA)

  • Member blog

A dose of Razan

By Razan Khan

A University of Reading pharmacy student explores the field of pharmacy from a fresh, new perspective. Razan has a lot to share about the everyday thrills and chills of taking the path less travelled towards becoming a pharmacist

  • Student blog

A little dose of inspiration

By Tracey Dowe

Life doesn’t come with a manual and many of us get off track without realising until it feels too late to do anything about it. Tracey Dowe — a pharmacist and life coach — offers some timely advice

  • Member blog

A pharmacy student's ponderland

By Sadia Naeem

The views of an enthusiastic and somewhat outgoing 3rd year pharmacy student on current student-, pharmacy- or health-related topics

  • Student blog

A spoonful of sugar...

By anna millar

A pharmacy student's views on the latest healthcare related issues in the media and developments in the pharmacy world

  • Student blog

A student's perspective of pharmacy

By Geeta Ruparelia

A pharmacist in the making, writing about student issues and the journey to becoming qualified

  • Student blog

A student's view

By Anas Hassan

A pharmacy student at The Robert Gordon University, gives his regular insight on the latest developments in the world of pharmacy from a student's perspective

  • Student blog

Accola

By Accola

Accola is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

An outlook on the pharmaceutical horizons

By Abimbola Musa

A pharmacy student's views, rants and opinions about all things pharmacy- and health-related and hoping to give readers a different viewpoint of the pharmacy course, the journey to becoming a pharmacist and anything else of interest

  • Student blog

Applying health systems analysis to pharmacy policy

By Darrin Baines

If you wish for a wider perspective on pharmacy policy, this blog is for you. Employing ideas from economics, biology, management and many other fields, the pros and cons of current government policy for your profession are explored by its author, Darrin Baines

  • Member blog

Chemist and Bloggist

By Ajai Singh

This blog contains content relating to health, pharmacy and related science intended to stimulate thought and discussion

  • Student blog

Ginger-snaps

By Ginger-snaps

Ginger-snaps is the pen name of a former contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who wrote on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

Hourglass

By Hourglass

Hourglass is the pen name of a regular contributor to The Pharmaceutical Journal who writes on non-pharmacy matters that pharmacists might find interesting

  • Member blog

Let's talk Scottish pharmacy

By Alpana Mair

My blog is going to be about the journey of the professional leadership body and how I see it as a member of the Scottish pharmacy board and as a practising grassroots pharmacist and the challenges and frustrations from both sides of the fence.

  • Member blog

Little Miss Chatterbox

By Sara Valente

A pharmacy student with plenty to say about the world of pharmacy and the experiences of the average pharmacy student

  • Student blog

Mrs Pharmacist

By Tazneem Anwar

A hospital pharmacist discusses life in general as an NHS pharmacist. She includes thoughts and views on current pharmacy topics, weird (and not wonderful) adverse drug reactions, quirky health news from around the globe and talks about combining life as a busy mum and a healthcare professional

  • Member blog

Musings of a travelling pharmacy student

By Shy Teli

Primarily intended to recount my experiences as a recipient of an Erasmus grant while spending the summer working on a project in France. You will also discover my views on being a student of pharmacy, a degree that blows hot and cold in terms of interest for me

  • Student blog

Musings of an old locum

By Frederick Segal

An account of the various experiences I have had in the past, and am still encountering, generally as a locum pharmacist in community practice. Some are quirky and others are very relevant to everyday community pharmacy problems

  • Member blog

Patient pharmacy

By Ali Yazdi

A considered look at current healthcare issues and personal experiences from a hospital pre-registration pharmacist.

  • Student blog

Perpetual student has her say

By Rebecca Heaton

A pharmacology graduate now studying pharmacy gives her opinion on pharmacy matters effecting students

  • Student blog

Pharmacist in progress

By Martin Timmins

Martin blogs about topics from the perspective of a pharmacy student. Expect ramblings related to student life, healthcare and the perils of working as a counter assistant

  • Student blog

Pharmacy inquisitor

By Filip Zmuda

A fresh and exciting analysis of the pharmacy profession; past, present and future events will be discussed by an undergraduate student

  • Student blog

Pills, Potions and Patients

By Adam Pattison Rathbone

Here lie the cognitive deviations of a professional novice expressed in an appreciably erroneous, often oxymoronic and occasionally astute format. The topics are varied and you might just find something worth knowing

  • Student blog

Pills, thrills & bellyaches

By Kristy McGlynn

Viewpoint from a Manchester lass on pills, thrills and bellyaches

  • Student blog

Random ramblings: the reflections and ponderings of a typical pharmacy student

By Janet Mwale

Readers are likely to find out about the perks, the quirks and the snags of being a pharmacy student and Janet's student perspective on health issues

  • Student blog

Randombrainitis

By Chris Maguire

A community pharmacist living far from home. A few thoughts, a few ideas, and possibly some facts. Everything and anything that relates to pharmacy, and some personal opinions as well

  • Member blog

Reflections of an independent prescriber

By Clinical Pharmacist Columnist

Columnists from Clinical Pharmacist give their views

  • Member blog

Rock'n'Roll pharmacy

By Jim Hutchins

The Rock'n'RollPharmacy blog follows a yearly adventure, operating professional pharmacy at Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. It chronicles my own experience and observations as I experience the sunshine, and the mud, surrounded by music, pharmacy and a very very large party

  • Member blog

The insider's perspective

By Jade Rai

In this section you can get a taste of why I think pharmacy is a profession for life, the good and the bad that comes with the title, the current and reoccurring issues within the profession, community and hospital pharmacy, the major stories in the media that portray pharmacy in the limelight (for better or worse) and changes impacting the way we become pharmacists now and in the future.

  • Student blog

Thoughts and views from a pharmacist in the making

By Sanda Maung

At present, there are many health-related issues associated with the pharmaceutical field. Therefore, it is essential to look into these certain issues and analyse the situations from different viewpoints. In my blogs, I will be briefly explaining a current issue that has interested me, and will be providing views from a student perspective

  • Student blog