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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.

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Much of the research carried out by pharmacology students, including undergraduate dissertations, goes unnoticed by the wider student network. We…

Reflections from the EPHAR Summer School - July 2026

This summer, I travelled to Ankara to attend the EPHAR (Federation of European…

 

By Kenneth Bitrus David (Kaduna State University, Nigeria)

Kenneth Bitrus David is an educator and researcher with a strong interest in…

Pharmacology Matters

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

 

 

The launch of a new preclinical training resource: the e-learning module on Sample Sizes and Statistical Power 

The British Pharmacological…

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Dr Maheen Wahid is a medical doctor and final year PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde. 

She completed an MBBS and MPhil in Pharmacology in…

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