Claire Anderson

Claire Anderson is a British pharmacist who is a professor at the University of Nottingham. She investigates pharmacy practice research, and developed the first diploma in community pharmacy.

Early life and education Anderson studied pharmacy at Cardiff University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1982. She then worked as a clinical pharmacist in hospital and a community pharmacist in Oxford. In 1989, she was appointed postgraduate tutor for the Oxford regional health authority and to the pharmacy faculty at King's College London. Whilst at King's, she worked toward a doctorate, where she investigated the role of community pharmacists in promoting health. In particular the Barnet High Street health scheme.

In 2019, Anderson was elected Chair of the English Pharmacy Board. She is a member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Board of Pharmacy Practice. In 2021, Anderson was elected President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Selected publications