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Roger Knaggs
Roger Knaggs
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Roger Knaggs

Associate professor in clinical pharmacy practice

Role in PharmNovo: Scientific advisor.

University: University of Nottingham.

Resumé: Roger has undergraduate degrees in Science (Pharmacy) and Biomedical sciences and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. He was an Advanced Pharmacy Practitioner at Nottingham University Hospital prior to his current academic appointment. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Chair of the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association pain management group, a member of the British Pain Society Council and the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. He is the media spokesperson on pain management for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and British Pain Society in both online and traditional media, including newspapers, magazines, radio and television. Roger is a specialist in the management of chronic pain with particular expertise in the clinical pharmacology of opioids.

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