Christmas in the Pharmacy In this festive 27th episode of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pharma Scene podcast, we welcome back the RPS Chief Scientist, Professor Parastou Donyai. She talks to our Museum Officer, Catherine Walker, for a look at how sweets have traditionally been a part of community pharmacy. Join them as they take a mostly light-hearted look back at Christmas confectionery in Victorian times! You'll meet Alfred Bird: pharmacist and egg-free custard inventor, as well as his allergic wife, Elizabeth. And you'll tremble (maybe) at the terrible tale of the Bradford Swee ..read more

In this 26th episode of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pharma Scene podcast, regular host Ciara Duffy is joined by Rebecca Stanbrook, Executive Director, Development and Regulatory Policy at Novartis.  She talks to Ciara about clinical trials and regulatory affairs, and they discuss some of the entry roads into the industry. Rebecca sits on the RPS' Industrial Pharmacy Advisory Group, and has had a fascinating career in pharmacy. If you're thinking about a career in clinical trials and regulation, then you'll find this discussion very interesting ..read more

It's Christmas, so, we've invited our friends from the Aural Apothecary podcast to join us - hurrah! Together with host Catherine Walker from the RPS Pharmacy Museum, and RPS Chief Scientist Professor Parastou Donyai, they take a fun and festive look at some questionable pharmacy ads that probably wouldn't make it past advertising standards today. From soaps shaped like long-lost TV icon "Mr Turnip" to crazy party packs, relax and re-live the "good old days" of Christmas pharmacy gifts. See the nine "classic" ads discussed in this episode ..read more

In episode 18 of our RPS Pharma Scene podcast, RPS Board Mermber Ciara Duffy speaks to pharmacist Jamie Wilkinson about having a career with a difference! Even before he qualified, Jamie had his fingers in many varied and fascinating pies, and has since demonstrated that a career based upon pharmacy can be as varied and flexible as you want it to be. If you're ever wanted to make a change in your career, this is the podcast for you ..read more

In episode 17 of our RPS Pharma Scene podcast, Professor Parastou Donyai discusses how her twin disciplines of psychology and pharmacy make an excellent team, and why she thinks there should be more use made of both. Parastou talks about how and why she became the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's new Chief Scientist, and her plans to work more closely with both academia and industry in future ..read more

In episode 16 of our RPS Pharma Scene podcast, Adam Todd, Professor of Pharmaceutical Public Health, at the School of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, and Anna Robinson, Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and PhD Researcher at Newcastle School of Pharmacy, talk to RPS English Pharmacy Board member Ciara Duffy. They discuss the availability and opportunities in Academia and Research in Pharmacy - how to get started and progress, as well as the rewards of these careers.  If you've ever wondered whether a life in academia is for you, then Adam and Anna can help you decide ..read more

In this episode, RPS English Pharmacy Board member Ciara Duffy talks to Anne Black, of NHS England’s Specialist Pharmacy Service, about the remarkable promise of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). The three basic types of ATMP are: gene therapies (to treat genetic disorders, cancer or long-term diseases), somatic-cell therapies (to treat, diagnose or prevent diseases), and tissue-engineered medicines (to repair, regenerate or replace human tissue ..read more

This episode, RPS English Pharmacy Board member Ciara Duffy talks to RPS Pharmacogenomics Lead Sophie Harding about the huge effect PGx is going to have on healthcare - and how pharmacists will be at the heart of that change!  ..read more

This episode, RPS Head of Professional Belonging Aman Doll is joined by two guests to speak about the origins of their names, and what they mean to them. Helen Chang, RPS Head of Professional Development, speaks about having to change her name after arriving in the UK at a young age, and Gautam Paul, a pharmacist at Nottingham School of Pharmacy and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, tells us about his experiences in the workplace and his social life. 'Say My Name' is named after the Destiny's Child song, which Aman and Gautam would write mock verses for  when they experienced wro ..read more

This episode, RPS English Pharmacy Board member Ciara Duffy is joined by Tania Thomas, VP of Global Regulatory & Medical Affairs at Opiant Pharmaceuticals. Having worked in industry in Europe, Middle East and the US, Tania gives Pharma Scene listeners advice on moving to work abroad - from what to take with you and prepare, to what to expect. From voluntary work at the Olympics in Doping Control, to a Creative Writing course at Oxford University, and Pharmaceutical Assessor experience at MHRA, Tania has a varied career that has included over 20 years' experience in US/Global Regulatory Aff ..read more