Karan Rana

Independent Prescribing Pharmacist, Karan has worked in a GP federation and also part of the PCN as a clinical pharmacist. He practiced across different primary care networks managing chronic conditions with a focus on care home patients. He joined the Clinical Team at LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor in January 2021.

GPhC number: 2076235

Specialist areas

• Pain management
• Palliative care
• Rheumatology
• Epilepsy

Hobbies & interests

• Karan is a keen health and fitness conscious individual who regularly plays sports, mostly racket sports (squash, tennis and badminton)
  
• He also goes to the gym and is also into meditation/yoga, which has increased due to the nature of remote working
• Karan enjoys travelling, trying different cuisines and cooking
  

Qualifications & memberships

• Master of Pharmacy (University of Reading)
• Master of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare (City, University of London)
• Independent Prescribing Level 7 (University of Reading)
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council 

Research & publications

• Cost-effectiveness of an electroceutical device in treating non-healing venous leg ulcers: results of an RCT; Julian F Guest, Heenal Singh, Karan Rana, Peter Vowden; Published Online:11 Apr 2018; https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2018.27.4.230
• Cost-effectiveness of using a collagen-containing dressing plus compression therapy in non-healing venous leg ulcers; Julian F. Guest, Karan Rana, Heenal Singh, Peter Vowden; Published Online:9 Feb 2018; https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2018.27.2.68
• Cost-effectiveness of Coblation compared with cold steel tonsillectomies in the UK; J F Guest, K Rana, C Hopkins; Publishes Online: 24th January 2019; https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215118002220