New research indicates that pregnant women with pre-gestational diabetes who take metformin are at a higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes – such as major birth defects and pregnancy loss – than…
We responded to the Department of Health’s consultation on ‘The regulation of medical associate professions in the UK’. Our response focused on prescribing. We noted that this is a…
The Young Life Scientists’ Symposium is an annual conference supported by the Biochemical Society, British Pharmacological Society and Physiological Society and organised by PhD and Post Doc students…
We are pleased to have announced the winners of prizes judged or announced at Pharmacology 2018. AstraZeneca Prize for Women in Pharmacology Dr Fiona Marshall, MSD Bill Bowman Prize…
In September, we published a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as part of our ongoing Focus on Pharmacology project. The report was commissioned with the intention that it would provide a…
A new medicine used to treat an ultra-rare inherited disorder which leaves babies without a fully functioning immune system has been named the British Pharmacological Society’s Drug Discovery of the…
Every year, the British Pharmacological Society elects a small number of Fellows and Honorary Fellows. This year, 35 Fellowships and 10 Honorary Fellowships have been awarded. Honorary Fellowships…
The British Pharmacological Society has published a review of its strategy and achievements between 2012 and 2017, and set out its vision for the five years from 2018. The review looks back on some…
For some time, the UK health and research sectors have been suffering from a shortfall in skilled clinical pharmacologists.Recognising the scale and depth of this challenge, the Association of the…
Professor David Webb, President of the British Pharmacological Society, said: The series of investments announced today in the Life Sciences Sector Deal as part of the broader Industrial Strategy…
