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Bee venom and its major component, melittin, may be effective treatments for atopic dermatitis (or eczema), according to a British Journal of…

Oncology

Individuals with advanced lung cancer often have other comorbid conditions, and many may be on complex, costly, and even inappropriate medication…

A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology review examines the potential of medicinal cannabis - or medical marijuana - for helping patients with…

The British Pharmacological Society welcomes the UK government’s decision – following expert review – to reschedule cannabis-derived medicinal…

Oncology

Previous research has shown that cannabinoids can help lessen side effects of anti-cancer therapies. Now a new British Journal of Pharmacology review…

A recent meta-analysis of published studies has compared the efficacy and safety of antihypertensive drugs during pregnancy.

In the British Journal…

Medication-related harm (MRH) is common in older adults following hospital discharge. A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study has…

Professor Steve Hill, President of the British Pharmacological Society, has welcomed today’s announcement by the UK government of £1.3 billion worth…

Prescribing of medications has traditionally been restricted to physicians, but there is growing support to allow pharmacists to do so as well. A

The Society is pleased to see that Professor Julia Buckingham has been made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, released on 9 June.

Julia has…

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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…

Pharmacology Matters

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

 

Dr. Shoebul Haque is a dynamic young pharmacologist currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Era’s Lucknow Medical College…

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

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

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