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This foreword is dedicated to mum.

Welcome to this very creative, special book. This guide to drug classification approaches the topic from a refreshingly new direction. Its innovative use of colour‐coding enables the reader to visualise drug names in a way that makes recognising individual drugs and categorising them easier, almost effortless.

Hello, I'm Helen, a registered adult nurse by profession, a former Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) and currently a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Liverpool. In my roles both as a PEF and as a university lecturer, I have had the pleasure of working alongside Mark – the author – and we have become trusted friends. Mark is a practice assessor who has written and presented lessons on medicines management that are consistently rated highly by the students. One of Mark's finest qualities is his willingness to listen to the needs of his students, helping them acquire new skills, knowledge and confidence. His dedicated engagement with learners was the catalyst that led to the creation of this book. The care and attention that he has shown in writing the book is remarkable. To outline Mark's commitment, the draft template of the book took nine months to compile – which he did in his own time – whilst working as a nurse and Practice Development Leader on a busy dialysis unit; all this in addition to being a carer to an increasingly frail family member. Delighted to have been asked to write this foreword, I recommend this book to anyone involved in medicines management or anyone keen to learn more about medication.

Helen Potter RGN, BSc (Hon), MEd, FHEA,

Lecturer, School of Health Sciences,

Institute of Clinical Sciences,

University of Liverpool.