July 18, 2006

‘Drugs Rumble’ to mark 75th anniversary of British Pharmacological Society

Speakers:
Prof Graeme Henderson, President, British Pharmacological Society
Prof David Webb, Pharmacologist, Edinburgh University
Prof Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman, Prof Sir Michael Rawlins
Prof Jeffrey Aronson, Clinical Pharmacologist, Radcliffe Pharmacology
Prof Patrick Vallance, Head drug discovery, GlaxoSmithKline

The Science Media Centre invited five of the UK’s leading pharmacologists to answer questions on the hot topics in pharmacology now and into the future including their views on: the future of clinical trials; drug safety and issues raised by controversies over Vioxx and anti-depressants; animal testing; and concerns raised over prescription errors by trained practitioners in the UK’s hospitals.