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The British Pharmacological Society’s recent position statement on medicines in pregnancy and breastfeeding has received strong national media…

Policy statement

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) has published a new position statement highlighting the urgent need for clearer, evidence-based guidance on…

Editor's pick

The British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP) has published its mini-review of ‘Novel drugs approved by the EMA, the FDA and the MHRA in 2025’.

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Hear from the Cameron Prize winners at Pharmacology Futures 2026 

Professor Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Dr Jesper Lau and Dr Thomas Kruse of Novo Nordisk…

The Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation in Pharmacogenomics (CERSI-PGx) has officially launched a new eLearning portal…

This year’s list includes many life scientists working across healthcare, genetics and pharmaceuticals, including a BPS Honorary Fellow.

This 7th edition of the Concise Guide summarises the key pharmacological properties of around 1,900 human drug targets and nearly 7,000 interactions…

Members vote Professor Simon Maxwell as President-Elect for 2026-2028.

New appointments to our Council following the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

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Part 2: PGx is the study of how genetic variations influence a person’s response to medicines, being efficacy or safety. The goal of CERSI-PGx, led…

The CERSI-PGx Initiative – A New Chapter for BPS 

What is CERSI-PGx? 

Genomics: Shaping the Future of Healthcare 

The UK’s Ten-Year Health Plan and…

Despite 60 years having passed since his death on June 30th, 1965, the work of John Gaddum is no less relevant now than it was then. As a founding…

By James Higham

Pharmacology Matters

Read the latest articles from Pharmacology Matters, the Society's free digital magazine. 

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Emma is a PhD student in cancer pharmacology at Newcastle University. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science from the University of…

🏆 Pharmacomedy Competition 2026 – Results Announcement

We are delighted to share the results of the 2026 Pharmacomedy competition, which ran from…

By Graeme Henderson Alistair Corbett

The Science of a Night Out:  Taking Pharmacology to the British Science Festival

Dr Laura Randle, Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Liverpool.

 

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