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We are pleased to announce the 2017 winners of the BSc Pharmacology Prize (nominated by their university department) and the winners of the Clinical…


In response to the news on 20 November 2017 that the European Medicines Agency is to relocate to Amsterdam, Jonathan Bruun, CEO of the British…

Professor David Webb, President of the British Pharmacological Society, welcomes the appointment of Dr Patrick Vallance as the Government’s Chief…

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As part of Clinical Pharmacology Month, we ran a competition for medical students in the UK. The competition celebrated the valuable work of medical…

Written by: David Webb, President, British Pharmacological Society

You may have heard about the Society’s Focus on Pharmacology programme, which aims…

The British Pharmacological Society today welcomed the launch of Professor Sir John Bell’s Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.

Society President,…

The ethics pertaining to animal research have evolved over centuries, but there is still need for refining and improving them. A new review examines…

A new study shows that patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions who take the drug adalimumab can monitor drug levels in…

The Learned Society Partnership on Antimicrobial Resistance (LeSPAR) has noted with interest the publication of a BMJ article by Llewelyn et al. on…

A study has found that antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, are often inappropriately prescribed in acutely hospitalized older people.

Antiplatelet…

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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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