中国药理学会最早是由中国生理科学会和中国药学会的药理专业委员会联合组成的我国药理学家进行学术交流的群众组织，1985年由国家民政部正式批准成立为国家一级学会。

中国药理学会是由全国药理学工作者自愿组成依法登记成立的学术性、公益性、非盈利性的法人社会团体。由会员、通讯会员和资深会员组成，目前正式注册会员近15000人，分别来自于全国药理学相关的大专院校、科研机构、医疗机构、企事业单位、政府机关和医药企业等机构。中国药理学会聚集了全国在药理学相关的教学、科研、应用、生产、科普等领域的优秀药理学家。

中国药理学会目前设有29个专业委员会（按首字拼音排序）：安全药理学、表观遗传、补益药药理、定量药理学、分析药理学、海洋药物药理、化疗药理、晶型药物药理学、抗衰老与老年痴呆、抗炎免疫药理、临床药理、麻醉药理、神经精神药理、肾脏药理、生殖药理、网络药理学、心血管药理、药检药理、药物代谢、药物毒理学、药物基因组、药源性疾病学、制药工业、治疗药物监测研究、中药与天然药物药理及肿瘤药理等专业委员会。各专业委员会在各自领域积极开展学术交流，促进了我国药理学在各方面的发展。

中国药理学会的主要任务是团结全国药理学工作者，开展广泛的学术活动，组织国内外药理学工作者的学术交流和合作，全面提高我国药理学科研、教学、应用水平，促进我国药理学科学的发展、新药的研发和药物的科学应用。

中国药理学会目前已经与美国、日本、法国、俄罗斯、英国等国家的药理学会建立了稳定的双边学术交流的合作关系，并于2006年7月在北京成功地召开了第15届世界药理学大会，来自全世界60多个国家的3000余名代表参加了大会，会议受到全体与会药理学家的一致赞扬，被国际药理学家联合会官员誉为世界药理学发展历史上的里程碑。

中国药理学会主办有《中国药理学报》（英文版）、《中国药理学通报》、《中药药理与临床》、《中国临床药理学与治疗学杂志》、《医药导报》和《神经药理学报》等学术期刊，在国内外学术交流中发挥了积极的作用。中国药理学会的内部刊物《中国药理通讯》也为会员信息交流提供了平台。

中国药理学会经过老一辈药理学家卓越的工作和无私的奉献，各级领导和社会各界的支持，以及全国会员的共同积极努力，目前工作已取得了重大进展。在新的历史时期，中国药理学会正在以新的姿态蓬勃发展。

In history, Chinese Pharmacological Society (CNPHARS, CPS) was a section of the Chinese Association of Physiological Sciences before 1985, and has been independent since 1985.

CNPHARS is a national academic society registered and approved by the National Department of Civil Administration. It is a full member of the China Association for Science and Technology and participates in the work of its National Committees.

According to its statutes, CNPHARS is a voluntary, non-profit organization representing the interests of pharmacologists around the China. Now, CNPHARS has full members, student members, communication members and honorary members. Total members are more than 12,000 and most of them are senior pharmacologists in universities, colleges or academic institutes.

CNPHARS currently has 29 section including Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Neuropsychopharmacology, Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Toxicology, Anti-inflammation and Immunopharmacology, Tumor Pharmacology, Chemotherapy Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacology of Pharmaceutical Industry, Teaching and Popular Science, Reproductive Pharmacology, Marine Drug Pharmacology, Anti-ageing and Anti-dementia Pharmacology, Anesthetic Pharmacology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Tonic Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Care, Pharmacogenomics, Drug Clinical Trial and Drug-induced Diseases.

The main objectives of CNPHARS are to promote national and international scientific exchange and cooperation in pharmacology and related disciplines by holding meeting, symposium, workshop. Recent years, CNPHARS has been held the Joint Meeting of Pharmacology with Japan Pharmacological Society, France Pharmacological Society, Russia Pharmacological Society, British Pharmacological Society, and American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. CNPHARS has actively participated in various consultations such as the approval of new drugs and health foods as well as the establishment of basic national drugs.

CNPHARS has its own publication. The official journal, Chinese Pharmacologist is published every March, June September, and December. CNPHARS has sponsored Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin, Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, andActa Neuropharmacologica.