Darren is Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, and is a member of the editorial boards of Current Drug Safety, Core Evidence and Expert Reviews of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. He has reviewed on a wide range of national research committees, authored over 150 academic papers, and secured a number of highly competitive research grants in the fields of medicines usage and patient safety.

In 2009, he was awarded the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) Practice Research Award Medal for outstanding contribution to pharmacy practice research.