In April 2014, then Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, wrote to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) asking for a view on the proposal…
The Home Office consulted on the views of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs’ (ACMD) recommendation to reschedule ketamine to Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs…
Health Education England (HEE) have consulted on future workforce needs for the NHS as well as their strategic framework (Framework 15). The Society responded to highlight the need…
Using paroxetine—a medication prescribed to treat conditions including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder—during the first trimester of pregnancy may…
Given the crucial work undertaken by junior doctors in the NHS, the British Pharmacological Society is disappointed that the Department of Health, NHS Employers and BMA leadership have been unable to…
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have consulted on Higher education: teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice green paper. The Society sought views of…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
