The Polish Pharmacological Society is a scientific association active since 1965. The statutory aims of the society include: (i) organization and promoting of all actions that further development of research and scientific endeavors in the field of experimental and clinical pharmacology and toxicology, (ii) facilitation of personal contacts among researchers and clinicians engaged in the studies in these disciplines, (iii) promulgation of results of pharmacological research, and (iv) representation of Polish pharmacology and toxicology on domestic and international forums.
PPS achieves its goals acting through branches in Białystok, Gdańsk, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Poznań, Szczecin and Warszawa, and through sections and commissions of the Council. Members of the Society represent different fields of pharmacology, like neuro-psychopharmacology, pharmacology of the cardiovascular system, chemotherapy. The Society regularly organizes pharmacological symposia, conferences and congresses, participates in preparation of expert opinions and memoranda related to pharmacology, and closely cooperates with scientific societies in Poland and abroad.
PPS is a member of the Federation of European Pharmacological Societies (EPHAR) and the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR).