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Pharmacology Matters

Pharmacology Matters is the Society's free digital magazine, with articles written by our members in which they share their opinions and perspectives on matters related to pharmacology (see what we did there?). Articles are selected, commissioned and edited by the Pharmacology Matters Editorial Board, which is made up of BPS members.

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The Society’s annual meeting which took place in December, was the biggest and (in our opinion) best so far. We welcomed approximately 1,200 people to…

Pharmacology Research & Perspectives (PR&P) is a rapidly growing open access journal that is jointly published by the British Pharmacological Society,…

By Andrew Lawrence Mike Jarvis

From the latter end of the twentieth​ century we have seen an unprecedented bench-to-clinic transition of novel medicines in the clinical management…

By Dr Nicholas Rattray

An update from the Early Career Pharmacologists Advisory group on their name change and new trustee.

By Laura Ajram Aidan Seeley

Each year the British Pharmacological Society, the Physiological Society and the Biochemical Society come together to support early career researchers…

By Margaret Cunningham

This idea came to me while relaxing in the Mallorcan sun a couple of summers ago. Amazing what we can come up with when the day job is put to one…

By Derek Lang

As many as one in ten of us are using so called ‘Study Drugs’ to improve memory and focus. With ever-increasing pressure on both students and…

By Caroline Copeland

Prescribing medicines is the primary tool used by all healthcare systems to treat disease, alleviate symptoms and prevent future illness.

By David James

Head of Journals Publishing Charles Walley discusses the future of the BPS's journals in relation to Open Access and Plan S.

By Charles Whalley

The Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research involving Human Participants were first released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in…

By Divya Vohora

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Each year the British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP) and the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (BJCP) award prizes for the best paper published…

Former Executive Committee member Mike Curtis shares the highs and lows of supporting his local football team.

By Mike Curtis

The use of animals in research raises significant ethical issues and as pharmacologists we need to recognise and deal with these issues.

By Elliot Lilley

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