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Honorary fellow

The UK Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor and Honorary Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, Sir Patrick Vallance, has been appointed…

Several members of the British Pharmacological Society have been honoured in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday List for their achievements and contributions…

COVID-19

Originally published 2 December 2020

On 2 December 2020, the government announced that it accepted the Medicines Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…

Clinical pharmacology

The independent regulator of health and social care in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has today published its new strategy, recognising…

EDI

Update: We received a number of excellent applications to join the group. However, we are still looking for at least one undergraduate/postgraduate…

COVID-19


 

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new advice, concluding a possible link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca…

Prescribing

Today, 5 April 2021, updated guidance on good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices, published by the General Medical Council…

Policy / regulation

In its recent spending review, the government announced investment of £14.6 billion in R&D in 2021-22, building on commitments to increase public R&D…

The British Pharmacological Society have partnered with Zinc Media to produce a series of complementary and informative films. These films will…

Cardiovascular

The Society welcomes publication of the Scottish Government’s new ‘Heart disease: action plan’. The action plan sets out the Government’s priorities…

Blog

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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 2025: Working towards greener conferences

Conferences bring our scientific community together, but they also have an impact on the…

By Isabel Brinsden

Blink and it will be Pharmacology 2025!

Home to Queen’s University Belfast, this city is a hub for research and education in the pharmaceutical…

By Professor Mark Evans

Pharmacology Matters

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

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Alan Daugherty completed a BSc in Pharmacology at Sunderland Polytechnic and received his PhD and DSc in Pharmacology from the University of Bath.…

Now Open: PharmaComedy Competition

Our first-ever PharmaComedy competition is now open – and the deadline is fast approaching!

This is your chance…

Undergraduate Pharmacology writing competition 2025/26

Now open: Undergraduate Pharmacology Writing Competition


Our first undergraduate…

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