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

Prize

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…

A new study has found links between certain antibiotics during pregnancy and major congenital malformations in newborns.

The study included an analysis…

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the British Pharmacological Society welcome the letter from the Secretaries of State for Heath and Industry…

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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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