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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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

Reflections of an independent prescriber

By Clinical Pharmacist Columnist

Columnists from Clinical Pharmacist give their views

  • Member blog