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The British Pharmacological Society is proud to be a global community at the heart of pharmacology: our journals have a global readership, a fifth of…

Prize

Many congratulations to the winners of the Society's prizes and awards judged and/or announced during our flagship annual meeting Pharmacology 2016.…

In a population-based study from Scotland, use of commonly-prescribed acid suppression medications such as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was linked…

The Society is pleased to report that its evidence on the impact of exiting the European Union (EU) was highlighted during a House of Commons debate…

The use of biologics, which are generally made from human and/or animal materials, has significantly changed the management of rheumatoid arthritis…

Every year, the British Pharmacological Society awards a small number of Fellowships and Honorary Fellowships. This year, 44 Fellowships and 13…

Prize

A new medicine to treat cystic fibrosis has received Drug Discovery of the Year 2017, a prestigious award from the British Pharmacological Society. A…

In a review of published studies addressing patients’ perceptions and factors influencing their reporting of adverse drug reactions, most patients…

The British Pharmacological Society today announced that its 3,500+ members from around the world voted to induct five influential pharmacologists…

TrialsTracker, a new website run by academics at the University of Oxford, shows that many organisations in industry and academia who have registered…

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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