The Women and Equalities Committee of the House of Commons conducted an inquiry to inform Government strategy on reducing the gender pay gap, focusing on women aged over 40. The…
Professor David Webb, President of the British Pharmacological Society, comments on the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs vote on the WHO recommendations on ketamine:“The British Pharmacological…
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 editorial to be published in the next edition of the…
The United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines consulted on promoting innovation and increasing access to medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and related…
New research from the British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP) suggests that a compound based on a spider toxin may be effective for treating pain. Experiments conducted in rats revealed that the…
The Society had contributed to the Royal College of Physicians' response to the European Commission consultation on orphan medicinal products via the Joint Speciality Committee for…
The Science and Technology Committee examined the opportunities and risks of ‘big data’ in 2015. The Society responded to the inquiry in September 2015. The Committee recently…
New research uncovers a cascade of reactions within nerve cells that relay sensations of pain associated with inflammation. The findings, which are published in the British Journal of Pharmacology,…
In 2006, in London, six young men almost died in a private clinic after receiving an immunomodulatory drug, TGN1412, which caused severe inflammatory reactions in a first-in-man study. Earlier this…
