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Patient engagement is the key to unlocking the pressing issue of how the UK can afford its increasing expenditure on medicines – according to speakers…

Professor David Webb, President of the British Pharmacological Society, comments, “The British Pharmacological Society welcomes Sir William Wakeham’s…

A review of nine observational studies found evidence supporting an increased risk of heart attacks in patients taking antipsychotic drugs. The review…

Four members of the British Pharmacological Society have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

The Fellows have been elected…

Three members of the British Pharmacological Society were elected as Fellows of the Royal Society.

The Fellowship of the Royal Society is made up of…

The Department of Business, Innovation & Skills has announced its intention to exclude core research funders from the new anti-lobbying clause in…

Professor David Webb, President of the British Pharmacological Society, comments on the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs vote on the WHO…

Clinical pharmacology

The recent death of a volunteer taking part in a clinical trial in France has major implications for the design of future clinical trials, says an…

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New research from the British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP) suggests that a compound based on a spider toxin may be effective for treating pain.

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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