Drug & Therapeutics Bulletin - Editorial Board

Ike Iheanacho BSc, MB BS
Competing interests >>
dtbeditor{at}bmjgroup.com

David Phizackerley
BSc, MRPharmS, DipClinPharm, DipPresSci

Helen Barnett BPharm, MSc, LicAc, MBAcA

Shirley Kuo BPharm DipClinPharm

Jacoby Patterson MA Cantab, MB BChir, MFPH, MD

Andrea Tarr BPharm, MSc, MRPharmS

Michael Allen BSc

Dr Teck Kong MD, MRCP
St George's University Hospital, London

The Advisory Council members are senior advisors to the Editor of DTB and act as public advocates for DTB. As former or current members of the Editorial Board, they have an in-depth knowledge and experience of DTB policy and processes.

Martin Duerden B Med Sci, MRCGP, Dip Ther, DPH
Conwy and Denbighshire University Health Board and Cardiff University
Cardiff, UK

Wing May Kong PhD, FRCP
Imperial College & Central Middlesex Hospital
London, UK

The Editorial Board alerts and updates DTB about developments in specific areas of practice, help select topics for articles, help steer articles through the editorial process, act as advocates for DTB and help advise on policy where appropriate. Members of the Editorial Board are all practising clinicians.

Prof. Ian Anderson MB BS, MD, MRCP, FRCPsych
University of Manchester & Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust
Manchester, UK

Peter Burrill B Pharm, Dip Pres Sci, MRPharmS, FFPMM, FCPP
Derbyshire County PCT
Chesterfield, UK

Paul Caldwell MB BS, MRCGP
Goole Health Centre
Goole, UK

Ernest H.S.Choy MD,MRCP
GKT School of Medicine, King's College London
London, UK

Jo Congleton MA, MD, MRCP
Worthing General Hospital
Worthing, UK

Joanna Girling MA, MBBS, MRCP, FRCOG
West Middlesex University Hospital
London, UK

Prof. Aroon Hingorani MA, PhD, FRCP
University College London
London, UK

Sean Kelly MB, ChB, MD, FRCP
York Hospital
York, UK

Nicholas Maisey MBBS, MRCP, MD
Guy's Hospital
London, UK

Tony Marson MB ChB, MD, FRCP
University of Liverpool & the Walton Centre
Liverpool, UK

Mahdad Noursadeghi MB BS, MRCP, PhD
University College London
London, UK

George Rylance MB. FRCPCH
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne , UK

Julia K. Schofield FRCP, MRCGP
University of Hertfordshire & United Lincolnshire Hospitals
Hatfield, UK

Articles in DTB aim to present a view that incorporates contributions from many people, including both specialists and non-specialists, and organisations. Typically DTB articles are circulated to over 40 individuals and organisations for comment. The draft is then circulated, unsigned, to a range of commentators, including:

• around 15 independent experts, and any identified from published work or other sources
• general practitioners
• pharmacists, including community pharmacists and pharmaceutical advisors
• nurses, and other healthcare professionals
• representatives from the medical departments of each company whose drugs have been mentioned
• in-house DTB editors, DTB Editorial Board and Advisory Council
• the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• British National Formulary (BNF)
• relevant consumer and patient groups
• lawyer

If you would like to be considered as a commentator, please send your full contact details and areas of interest to dtbeditor{at}bmjgroup.com