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The PJ Pod

Keeping you one step ahead of developments in pharmacy, medicines and the pharmaceutical sciences. Brought to you by the team behind The Pharmaceutical Journal.

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Tase Oputu on the Royal College of Pharmacy's first six months

For Tase Oputu, becoming the first president of the Royal College of Pharmacy is “the greatest honour of my career”, and she says the move t...

00:17:34Oct 7, 2026

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: ophthalmology

In this episode of Pharmacy Inside Jobs, senior editor, research and learning Alex Clabburn talks to Ed Hindle. Ed is an advanced specialist...

00:27:12Sep 30, 2026

Spotlight: The battle for EPS nominations

Electronic Prescription System (EPS) nominations connect patients with the pharmacy where they can collect their medication – and often acce...

00:17:54Aug 20, 2026

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: sports pharmacist

In this episode of Pharmacy Inside Jobs, Joanna Robertson, senior clinical reporter, talks to Mark Stuart, a sports pharmacist whose 25-year...

00:30:26Jul 30, 2026

Lifeline: an antimicrobial resistance musical

In this episode of The PJ Pod, senior features editor Siobhan Chan examines how the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being communi...

00:29:02May 22, 2026

What’s next for a community pharmacist prescribing service in England?

Over the past two years, around 200 community pharmacies in England have been involved in NHS England’s ‘Community pharmacy independent pres...

00:21:27May 5, 2026

The Royal College of Pharmacy: a new era

On 15 April 2026, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society became the Royal College of Pharmacy and — as Karen Baxter, the organisation's interim ch...

00:35:51Apr 15, 2026

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: emergency department pharmacy

In this episode of Pharmacy Inside Jobs, Alex Clabburn, senior editor — research and learning, talks to Shane Kailla, a principal pharmacist...

00:34:00Mar 30, 2026

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: astropharmacy

In this episode of Pharmacy Inside Jobs, senior features editor Siobhan Chan talks to Li Shean Toh. Toh is an astropharmacist, who is curren...

00:35:03Feb 18, 2026

Speaking up: how to raise concerns in the pharmacy workplace

This episode of The PJ Pod looks at the importance of speaking up whenever you have a safety or wellbeing concern, and how exactly to go abo...

00:25:32Jan 22, 2026

What will 2026 hold for pharmacy?

The PJ Pod’s final episode of the year looks ahead to our editorial team’s predictions for pharmacy in 2026. What big changes are coming for...

00:30:55Dec 8, 2025

Migraine: what do pharmacists need to know?

Article Supported By Pfizer Financial support was provided from Pfizer Ltd. Pfizer have provided only financial support and have had no inpu...

00:28:21Nov 27, 2025

New chronic heart failure guidance: what does it mean for practice?

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we explore the main changes and implications for practice of the National Institute for Health and Care Excel...

00:15:38Nov 12, 2025

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: the pharmaceutical industry

In this episode of Pharmacy Inside Jobs, senior features editor Dawn Connelly talks to Sanjay Gudimetla. Gudimetla has worked within the pha...

00:34:05Oct 29, 2025

Pressures facing pharmacists in 2025

From rising stress to expanding clinical roles, pharmacists are facing mounting pressures. Chronic understaffing combined with increased dem...

00:08:47Oct 16, 2025

Benefits of patient and public involvement in research

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we look at the benefits of effective patient engagement and speak to the OPERA 2025 shortlist and joint winne...

00:18:26Aug 1, 2025

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: ADHD assessment and management

Our new PJ Pod series — Pharmacy Inside Jobs — has been developed to inspire you to take the next step in your career. Whether you are a pha...

00:30:48Jun 4, 2025

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: prison pharmacy

Our new PJ Pod series — Pharmacy Inside Jobs — is aimed to inspire you to take the next step in your career. Whether you are a pharmacy stud...

00:32:25Apr 23, 2025

First UK joint asthma guidance: what does it mean for practice?

On the 27th of November 2024, the British Thoracic Society (BTS), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Scottish Inte...

00:18:02Apr 4, 2025

Spotlight: MPharm ethnicity awarding gap rewidens

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s third analysis of MPharm awarding gap data has revealed that the percentage point difference between the propor...

00:10:25Mar 27, 2025