1974-2014: Reflections on the evolution of clinical pharmacology in the past 40 years and a message to our readers

摘要

Who can find a virtuous Journal??…for its price is above rubies” ?(misquoted from Proverbs 31:10). In youth, each birthday is eagerly anticipated. By 30 some of the enthusiasm at another milestone may have worn a bit thin – though the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (BJCP) was in buoyant spirits [1]. Staid 40-year-olds are still less likely to be dropping not-so-subtle hints to their loved ones of the impending anniversary. However, BJCP eschews all such modesty and takes this opportunity to reflect briefly on our subject while glancing into the mirror.