Episodes 89
Avg. Duration 48m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode May 2026

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The Aural Apothecary Podcast. An authentic yet lighthearted take on the world of medicines and healthcare in the UK from Jamie, Gimmo and Steve the Chemist.

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S8E9 8.9 How to take Drugs with Professor Nick Barber

May 29, 2026 57m Transcript

Are your medicines actually working for you? According to Professor Nick Barber, probably not as well as you think. In this episode of The Aural Apothecary, Jamie, Gimmo and STC are joined by…

S8E8 8.8 Biography Before Biology: Professor Sir Gregor Smith and Critical Connections

May 07, 2026 1h 13m

Is healthcare becoming too much like a repair shop?In this episode, we are joined by Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, for a wide-ranging conversation on 10 years of…

S8E7 8.7 Dr Lena Frischlich - Seeing isn’t Believing - Medicines in the Age of Misinformation

Mar 27, 2026 1h 6m

In this episode, we explore the challenging landscape of disinformation in healthcare with Associate Professor Dr. Lena Frischlich from the University of Southern Denmark. Lena is co-director of the…

S8E6 8.6 Anecdotes & Antidotes - 5 Years of Medicines and Memories

Feb 27, 2026 1h 1m

How did three pharmacists , two of whom had never met, come together to create one of the most distinctive medicines-focused podcasts around? In this fifth anniversary special, hosted by Sarah Cripps…

S8E5 8.5 There’s an App for That: Medicines in the Digital NHS with Rahul Singal

Jan 30, 2026 1h 3m

In an era where “there’s an app for that” is increasingly the answer, we turn our attention to what digital transformation really means for medicines. Not just convenience and clicks, but safety,…

S8 Live from Oxford with Professor Ben Goldacre - Bad Pharma, Good Data, Better Care

Jan 16, 2026 55m

The Apothecaries are back on the road! In this special live episode, The Aural Apothecary takes the stage at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, hosted at Jesus College, Oxford…

S8 The Aural Apothecary Almanac 2025

Dec 26, 2025 50m

In this festive, end-of-year episode, the Apothecaries are joined by the fourth and fifth Apothecaries, Clare Howard and Jonathan Underhill. We reflect on momentous moments in medicines alongside…

S8E4 8.4 Professor Alistair Boxall - From Prescription to Pollution: The Unseen Impact of Medicines in Our Waterways

Nov 28, 2025 1h 2m

What really happens to medicines after we swallow them? Where do they end up… and what exactly are we flushing away? Which medicines might we be taking —unknowingly—the next time we pour a glass of…

S8E3 8.3 Brian MacKenna - In God we Trust : All Others Must Bring Data

Oct 31, 2025 1h 2m

Data - it’s mentioned in the new NHS 10 year Health Plan 178 times! As healthcare continues to evolve, the ability to turn data into insight — and insight into better prescribing — has never been…

S8E2 8.2 Dr Laurence Gray - The Dose Maketh the Poison

Sep 26, 2025 1h 1m

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Laurence Gray, Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist and Director of the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) in Cardiff. We explore the vital topic of…

S8E1 8.1 Dr Jessica Morley. Will Artificial Intelligence save the NHS?

Aug 29, 2025 52m

Dr Jessica Morley is a leading expert in digital health ethics, data governance, and artificial intelligence policy. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Yale University’s Digital Ethics Center,…

S7E8 7.8 Dr Margaret McCartney - Conflicts of Interest and the Skinny Jabs

Apr 04, 2025 56m

This episode we are joined by Dr Margaret McCartney a practising General Practitioner and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice at the University of St Andrews. Margaret is a vocal advocate…

S7E7 7.7 Diving into the Deep End - The Aural Apothecary Analyses: The Inverse Care Law.

Feb 28, 2025 1h 9m

In this special episode we ‘Dive in at the Deep End’ and examine in-depth the Inverse Care Law. What is it, why does it matter to medicines optimisation - and what can we do about it? The Inverse…

S7E6 7.6 Professor Lauren Walker - The trials and tribulations of a Clinical Pharmacologist

Jan 31, 2025 1h

What is a Clinical Pharmacologist? Who better to tell us than Professor Lauren Walker, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Honorary Consultant in General Internal Medicine at…

S7E5 7.5 - Deprescribing from Down Under - Dr Emily Reeve

Jan 10, 2025 58m

What is Deprescribing? Why is it so important? And the big question... who invented it?! We present a masterclass in deprescribing from pharmacist Dr Emily Reeve from Monash University in Australia…

The Aural Apothecary Almanac 2024. Weight loss drugs, Assisted dying and the Weight of the British National Formulary

Dec 20, 2024 1h 7m

Pull up a chair and join the Three Apothecaries around the fire as we wrap up the year with a lively chat featuring friends and colleagues Clare Howard and Jonathan Underhill. Together, we reflect on…

S7E4 7.4 The Aural Apothecary Analyses! When Guidelines Go Wrong - A Medicines Safety Special with Dr Matthew Jones and Angela Carrington

Dec 06, 2024 58m

Welcome to the second in our series of ‘The Aural Apothecary Analyses’, where we will be delving a bit deeper into some of the recurring themes from our first series. This week we are joined by Dr…

S7E3 7.3 John Seddon - Saving the NHS through system change

Nov 15, 2024 1h 4m

Freedom from Command and Control was the very first book choice on the Aural Apothecary and its themes of failure demand, systems thinking and value have featured heavily on the show ever since. It…

S7E2 7.2 - Back to the Future! Dr Berwyn Owen and The Evolution of Community Pharmacy.

Oct 25, 2024 57m

This week, when we return to our normal format we are joined by Community Pharmacist Dr Berwyn Owen. Berwyn is a pharmacy proprietor and prescriber in North Wales. Formerly a Chief Pharmacist and a…

S7E1 7.1 The Aural Apothecary Analyses! Statins and Shared Decision Making, with Brian Finney and Dr Sam Finnikin

Oct 04, 2024 50m

Welcome back to The Aural Apothecary! For our first episode we bring you an exciting new format, where we’ll be diving deeper into some of the recurring themes from our first six series. The Aural…

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