: About Me

I'm a technical writer and manufacturing consultant within the pharmaceutical industry by day. I'm based in UK, but spend some of my time overseas. I have a number of textbooks, management reports and articles published. I am also editor of a technical journal.

I have been writing since I was very young. When I was a teenager, essays and poetry helped me to win my first overseas trip via a newspaper competition.

I have returned to creative and article writing in the past few years and would like to develop my skills so I can travel less and write more. I'm practicing like mad and using peer review websites like Helium to hone my skills. So far I've sold two articles and had some good scores on many of the others.

My score for short stories so far is: one competition win; one highly commended; and one published in an anthology. I have also won a poetry competition.

I have recently set up my own website to showcase my travel and creative writing.

My passion is ...

Writing and reading

I know too much about ...

Airport lounges and hotel bedrooms

My parents always told me ...

Be what you want to be - and do it well

My childhood ambition ...

To be somebody

My favorite memory ...

Christmas with the family

Why I write ...

I have something to say

My first job ...

Cutting bacon in a supermarket

My best moment ...

There are so many...

My inspiration ...

Life

Health & Fitness > Drug Legislation & Safety Is taking expired pills OK?

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We've all done it at some time in our lives. We've gone to the medicine cabinet looking for a tablet or other medicine that we need in a hurry. Maybe we've got a headache and need to clear it because we've got a busy day. Or maybe a child has fallen over and needs a graze soothed. Most times, we grab what we need and use it without a second thought - and certainly without checking the expiration date on the pack. Unfortunately, there's a good chance that the medicine is out of date. After all, up and down the country, there are medicine cabinets stuffed with expired medicines.<?xml:name...

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