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Dec 16, 2019

The Pharmacy Polka

From the moment we step foot on the pharmacy floor, We start a dance with risk as we shut the door. I could pass the wrong person’s meds ...

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Soosmita Sinha

Sep 19, 2019

Is Your Local Pharmacist Safe?

Being a pharmacist has always been an enormous source of pride and joy to me. As a community pharmacist, I get to help patients understan...

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Ankit Raj

Jun 24, 2019

Why Do We Vilify Our Doctors?

On June 11, hospitals in the eastern Indian state of Bengal shut down and went on an indefinite strike in response to a near-fatal assaul...

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Alexandra Adams

Apr 1, 2019

“You don’t look like a medical student”

Discrimination has been an experience I’ve somehow learnt to live with throughout everyday life. I’ve experienced it before my career, d...

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Oncology pharmacist on duty in chemotherapeutic suite, Lagos State Uni. Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Muritala Olayinka

Dec 24, 2018

Oncology pharmacist on duty in chemotherapeutic suite, Lagos State Uni. Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

I am a pharmacist, pharmacologist and a public health pharmacist. Coming from a humble background, my initial plan was to study chemical ...

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