Drugs: From Discovery to Approval - Rilegato

Ng, Rick, Ph.D.

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ISBN 10: 047019510X ISBN 13: 9780470195109

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2008

Riassunto

"Concise and easy to read, the book quickly introduces basic concepts, then moves on to discuss target selection and the drug discovery process for both small and large molecular drugs."
—Doody's Reviews, May 2009

"The second edition of a book that offers a user-friendly step-by-step introduction to all the key processes involved in bringing a drug to the market, including the performance of preclinical trials."
—Chemistry World, February 2009

The new edition of this best-selling book continues to offer a user-friendly, step-by-step introduction to all the key processes involved in bringing a drug to the market, including the performance of pre-clinical studies, the conduct of human clinical trials, regulatory controls, and even the manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical products. Concise and easy to read, the book quickly introduces basic concepts, then moves on to discuss target selection and the drug discovery process for both small and large molecular drugs.

This second edition features many key enhancements, including Key Points, Chapter Summary, and Review Questions in each chapter, Answers to Review Questions provided in a book-end appendix, and one or two carefully selected "mini" case studies in each chapter.

Richly illustrated throughout with over ninety figures and tables, this important book also includes helpful listings of current FDA and European guidelines and a special section on regulatory authority and processes in China. It is an indispensable resource for pharmaceutical industry and academic researchers, pharmaceutical managers and executives, healthcare clinicians, policymakers, regulators, and lobbyists with an interest in drug development. It is also an excellent textbook for students in pharmacy, science, and medicine courses.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Rick Ng, PhD, has worked for more than twenty-five years in senior management positions in the private sector pharmaceutical industry. He is currently a director at a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Singapore. He has provided technical training for graduate and postgraduate personnel.

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Praise for the First Edition

"A concise, yet comprehensive, survey of the entire drug development process."
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

The new edition of this bestselling book continues to offer a user-friendly, step-by-step introduction to all the key processes involved in bringing a drug to the market, including the performance of preclinical studies, the conduct of human clinical trials, regulatory controls, and even the manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical products. Concise and easy to read, the book quickly introduces basic concepts, then moves on to discuss target selection and the drug discovery process for both small and large molecular drugs.

This Second Edition features many key enhancements, including Key Points, Chapter Summary, and Review Questions in each chapter; Answers to Review Questions provided in an appendix; and carefully selected "mini" case studies in each chapter.

Richly illustrated throughout with over ninety figures and tables, this important new edition also includes helpful listings of current FDA and European guidelines and a special section on regulatory authority and processes in China. It is an indispensable resource for pharmaceutical industry and academic researchers, pharmaceutical managers and executives, healthcare clinicians, policymakers, regulators, and lobbyists with an interest in drug development. It is also an excellent textbook for students in pharmacy, science, and medicine courses.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 047019510X
• ISBN 13: 9780470195109
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 442
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile