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New research indicates that pregnant women with pre-gestational diabetes who take metformin are at a higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes – such…

Prize

We are pleased to have announced the winners of prizes judged or announced at Pharmacology 2018.

AstraZeneca Prize for Women in Pharmacology

  • Dr…
Prize

A new medicine used to treat an ultra-rare inherited disorder which leaves babies without a fully functioning immune system has been named the British…

Every year, the British Pharmacological Society elects a small number of Fellows and Honorary Fellows. This year, 35 Fellowships and 10 Honorary…

The British Pharmacological Society has published a review of its strategy and achievements between 2012 and 2017, and set out its vision for the five…

Clinical pharmacology

For some time, the UK health and research sectors have been suffering from a shortfall in skilled clinical pharmacologists.

Recognising the scale and…

Professor David Webb, President of the British Pharmacological Society, said:

The series of investments announced today in the Life Sciences Sector…

Prize

The work done by the Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Liverpool to improve the safety and effectiveness of…

A major outcome of the British Pharmacological Society’s ‘Focus on Pharmacology’ project has been a 2016 review of the Integrative Pharmacology Fund…

Professor David Webb, President of the British Pharmacological Society, said:

It is good to see today’s launch of the new Industrial Strategy leading…

Blog

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

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 2025: Working towards greener conferences

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

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…

Pharmacology Matters

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

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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