Guide to Pharmacology will soon require users to register in order to use our website and use API Keys to access our REST API . These changes are expected to be made towards the end of August 2026. For more information, please see our blog post: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2026/07/29/u...

User registration is coming to GtoPdb

The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology is making some changes to how the database and REST API (Web Services) are accessed. We will soon be requiring users to register with the Guide to Pharmacology …

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We just made a new IUPHAR / @britpharmsoc.bsky.social Guide to Pharmacology database release. Version 2026.2 is now live! Full details are on our blog post: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2026/06/15/d.... Contains 135 new ligands and 150 new curated interactions.

Database Release 2026.2

Version 2026.2 of the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology database was released on 15th June 2026, our second release of the year. This blog post gives details of the key content updates and website c…

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🎓 Announcing Prof Michael Spedding as the IUPHAR Lifetime Achievement Award Lecturer for #WCP2026. A global leader in pharmacology with 230+ papers, 20+ patents & decades of impact. ⏰ Early bird closes 20 April! #IUPHAR #ASCEPT

📊 A new paper in ACS Infectious Diseases discusses AntibioticDB - the only open-access database of antibacterial agents supporting antibacterial R&D. 💻🔬 Now with new Chemical Structure search function. 📖 https://acs.pulse.ly/f1zx92bgc8 🔎 https://antibioticdb.pulse.ly/oynhhtpj6k

There's a new IUPHAR / BPS Guide to Pharmacology database release (2026.1) out now! Details are on our blog post: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2026/03/12/d.... 130 new ligands; 132 new curated interactions; 23 new targets. Curation to approved drugs, WHO INN list compounds. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social

Database Release 2026.1

Version 2026.1 of the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology database was released on 12th March 2026, our first database release of the year. This blog post gives details of the key content updates and …

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Now published in ACS Infectious Diseases - an update on the improvements to AntibioticDB (www.antibioticdb.com); an open-access database, of huge value to the antibacterial research and development community. Supported by @gardp.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

AntibioticDB: An Updated and Improved Open-Access Database for the Antibacterial Research and Development Community

AntibioticDB (https://www.antibioticdb.com/), originally established in 2017 and since 2021 led by the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP), is a freely available database of a...

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‪The 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

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The <em>British Journal of Pharmacology</em> (BJP), an official journal of the British Pharmacological Society, is the leading international general pharmacology journal.

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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

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.

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 updates…

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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.

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.

🎥 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. 🔴▶️ See how it works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=riQJ... @gtopdb.bsky.social

How to use the AntibioticDB website

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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

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 …

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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

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 c…

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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.

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💻📱 AntibioticDB Relaunched: New Functions, More Compounds, & Richer Data to Accelerate Antibiotic Discovery 💊 GARDP’s upgraded open-access database is a go-to tool for researchers, developers & innovators in the antibiotic space. Start exploring🔗 revive.gardp.org/antibioticdb/ #REVIVE

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 - γ-Hydroxybutyrate protein targets in the mammalian brain-beyond classic receptors. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social

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...

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

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 @britpharmsoc.bsky.social

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 d…

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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... …. 60 new curated interactions, 826 in total for 2024. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social

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_...

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