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The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. An expert-driven guide to pharmacological targets with quantitative information on the prescription medicines and experimental drugs that act on them. Developed a...
The Concise Guide is published by Wiley and funded by the British Pharmacological Society @britpharmsoc.bsky.social , the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR), and the University of Edinburgh, who host the Guide to Pharmacology website (www.guidetopharmacology.org).
12.01.2026 10:32
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BPS Publications
The <em>British Journal of Pharmacology</em> (BJP), an official journal of the British Pharmacological Society, is the leading international general pharmacology journal.
βͺThe latest Concise Guide to Pharmacology (CGTP) has now been published bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14765381...
The 2025/26 edition provides overviews of the pharmacology of drug target families, key properties of ~1,900 human drug targets, and ~7,000 interactions, involving ~4,400 ligands
12.01.2026 10:32
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We've just published our latest IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database Report (December 2025). Providing updates in database content, website usage statistic, connectivity with other resources and more. Report available here www.guidetopharmacology.org/pdfs/GtoPdb_.... @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
15.12.2025 13:53
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Database Release 2025.4
Version 2025.4 of the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology database was released on 10th December 2025, our fourth and final release of the year. This blog post gives details of the key content updatesβ¦
We are pleased to announce a new IUPHAR / BPS Guide to Pharmacology database release (2025.4) - see our blog post: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2025/12/10/d.... 91 new ligands and 106 new curated interactions. Updates also to our WHO essential medicine ligands and our chemical sub-structure search.
10.12.2025 14:50
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LinkedIn
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We are very pleased that our latest The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY update in @narjournal.bsky.social NAR Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue is now published online academic.oup.com/nar/advance-.... Includes an improved presentation of approved drugs sets.
31.10.2025 12:35
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The Guide to Pharmacology will be offline today, 25th June 2025, between 10am and 11am BST. This is for routine maintenance of our server. We apologise for any inconvenience.
25.06.2025 08:08
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How to use the AntibioticDB website
YouTube video by GARDP
π₯ Not sure where to start with AntibioticDB?
Our short video guide walks you through how to search, filter, & explore 3,000+ antibacterial agents.
Fast, clear, & built for researchers, developers, & decision-makers.
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24.06.2025 06:05
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Commercial Access Fees for GtoPdb
Why is IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology asking for access fees? The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology (GtoPdb) has always been an open-access, freely available resource. Our expert-curated database β¦
The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology is introducing commercial access fees. We want to keep GtoPdb open-access for all, but current funding landscapes means the future maintenance, curation and sustainability of GtoPdb is at risk. See our blog shorturl.at/sI0LH. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
20.06.2025 08:23
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Database Release 2025.2
Version 2025.2 of the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology database was released on 18th June 2025, our second release of the year. This blog post gives details of the key content updates and website cβ¦
Announcing a new IUPHAR / Guide to Pharmacology database release (2025.2) - full details on our blog post: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2025/06/18/d.... 123 new ligands & 169 new curated interactions. Updated drug approvals page and a new antibacterials landing page. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
19.06.2025 14:01
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Great to see the relaunched AntibioticDB (www.antibioticdb.com). A free and open-access resource on antibacterial agents which consolidating data from diverse sources including primary research literature, patents and conference abstracts.
17.06.2025 10:10
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Hot Topics in Pharmacology | IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY
The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY Hot Topics.
IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology regularly posts Hot Topics in Pharmacology page www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/HotTopi.... 15 articles added in June, inc. Pharm Rev IUPHAR Review CXX - Ξ³-Hydroxybutyrate protein targets in the mammalian brain-beyond classic receptors. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
13.06.2025 09:19
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Our latest database report (April 2025) is now available. www.guidetopharmacology.org/pdfs/GtoPdb_.... Full details on updates in database content, website usage statistic, connectivity with other resources and more...
05.05.2025 13:27
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We are thrilled to announce Prof Simon Maxwell as the @britpharmsoc.bsky.social lecturer for #WCP2026! A leading expert in clinical pharmacology at @edinburghuni.bsky.social and pioneer of the Prescribing Safety Assessment.
Learn more: wcp2026.org
#ASCEPT #IUPHAR
20.03.2025 06:41
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Database Release 2025.1
The latest release (version 2025.1) of the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology database has been made. Released on 2nd April 2025 this is the first release of the year. The following blog post gives dβ¦
We are pleased to announce a new IUPHAR/BPS
Guide to Pharmacology database release (2025.1). The first of the year! Full details on our blog: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2025/04/01/d.... 181 new ligands; 178 new curated interactions; and a new drug approvals page
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01.04.2025 15:14
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We are pleased to announce a new IUPHAR/BPS
Guide to Pharmacology database release (2024.4). Made on 4th December 2024 - full details are on our release blog: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2024/12/05/d... β¦. 60 new curated interactions, 826 in total for 2024. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
12.12.2024 09:06
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Looking forward to being at @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
#Pharmacology2024, Dr. Simon Harding and Dr. Christopher Southan
@cdsouthan.bsky.social will be presenting on the Guide to Pharmacology. See our flyer guidetopharmacology.org/pdfs/GtoPdb_...
05.12.2024 11:04
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Our latest database report is now available. Direct from guidetopharmacology.org/pdfs/GtoPdb_.... Full details on updates in database content, website usage statistic, connectivity with other resources and more...
Also available from our Zenodo repository
05.12.2024 08:02
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