Dr Richard Brown is a pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience. He has worked in a variety of settings, from a clinician in a community pharmacy, to a senior manager in a large multiple pharmacy with responsibility for clinical governance across 330 pharmacies.

Dr Brown has a PhD in medicinal chemistry and has recently been appointed as a visiting senior lecturer at the University of Bath, Pharmacy and Pharmacology Department. This experience allows him to navigate clinical research papers and provide accurate, referenced reports to meet your needs.

Dr Brown owns a successful online training company that provides training courses to pharmacies and GP surgeries. He recently opened his own pharmacy and is the Superintendent Pharmacist.

Dr Brown is an expert in clinical governance and the safe and secure handling of medicines, including controlled drugs. This expertise allows him to train Controlled Drug Accountable Officers, ensuring that they know the importance of their role and how to discharge their responsibilities correctly.

Pharmacists are experts in the action of medicines and drugs on the body. Where other clinicians may diagnose and prescribe, pharmacists ensure the safe and effective use of medicines, and understand how and why it can go wrong.

His service to pharmacy was acknowledged by his peers with a recent nomination to become a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.