A brief history of the British Pharmacological Society

doi:doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706496

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British Journal of Pharmacology (2006) 147, S2–S8. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706496

A brief history of the British Pharmacological Society

Alan W Cuthbert¹

¹Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ

Correspondence: Alan W Cuthbert, E-mail: awc1000@cam.ac.uk

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Abstract

The article traces the history of the BPS since its inception in 1931 until the present day. Details are given about the size and nature of the membership and how the governance of the Society has changed during the last 75 years. The emergence of the Clinical Section from within the main Society and the growth of the Society's publications are described.

Keywords:

BPS membership, BPS journals, BPS meetings, Clinical Section, BPS governance

Abbreviations:

ASPET, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; BJCP, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology; BJP, British Journal of Pharmacology; BMA, British Medical Association; BPS, British Pharmacological Society; CPS, Clinical Pharmacology Section; EPHAR, Federation of European Pharmacological Societies; FBPharmacolS, Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society; IUPHAR, International Union of Pharmacology; JPET, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics