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The upcoming Spending Review is an opportunity to invest in the expertise that will help the UK to recover, grow and respond to priority health…

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Today, as part of the Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA), the Society has signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling for a…

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Today, the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology has published a joint editorial calling for urgent action to tackle the global environmental…


Earlier this year, the Society conducted its latest member survey. The survey had the following aims:

  1. to understand attitudes toward the Society and…
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The Society today welcomes publication of the report and recommendations arising from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity and…

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The UK government has today published its ten-year strategy for the life sciences. Building on the successes of the COVID-19 response, the…

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…

Blog

Read the opinions, perspectives and insights from our members in the blog. 

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…

Pharmacology Matters

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

Finding My Research Direction: A Young Palestinian Pharmacologist’s Journey to a PhD.

I am originally a refugee from Jerusalem, now living in Jericho…

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…

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