Twice a year the British Pharmacological Society awards the Schachter Award to a postgraduate research student. The award provides up to £1,850 to support them to visit another laboratory to learn a…
The ethics pertaining to animal research have evolved over centuries, but there is still need for refining and improving them. A new review examines the chronology and evolution of ethics in animal…
A new study shows that patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions who take the drug adalimumab can monitor drug levels in their bodies with a finger prick rather than…
The Learned Society Partnership on Antimicrobial Resistance (LeSPAR) has noted with interest the publication of a BMJ article by Llewelyn et al. on antibiotic course duration.Professor David Webb,…
The Society provided written evidence to the Specialist Societies and the Royal College of Physicians' consultation, "Society view on how to maintain and improve working…
Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself as your new Editor-in-Chief, having recently taking over from Felicity Gavins. Pharmacology Matters has grown from strength to…
As an Ambassador for the British Pharmacological Society, and the Schools and Colleges Liaison for Bioscience at the University of East London (UEL), I engage in outreach activities in the local area…
A study has found that antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, are often inappropriately prescribed in acutely hospitalized older people.Antiplatelet drugs are typically used to prevent conditions such…
A new study has found links between certain antibiotics during pregnancy and major congenital malformations in newborns.The study included an analysis of information on 139,938 live births in Quebec,…
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the British Pharmacological Society welcome the letter from the Secretaries of State for Heath and Industry to the Financial Times on 4 July, titled “The UK…
