Overview

An in-depth look at the industry from experts in the field Many people think the pharmaceutical industry simply comes up with new medicines, tests them, and then sells them. Modern Pharmaceutical Industry: A Primer comprehensively explains the broad range of various divisions in this complex industry. Experts actively involved in each division discuss their own contribution to a pharmaceutical company’s work and success. Divisions include regulatory affairs, research and development, intellectual property, pricing, marketing, generics, OTC, and others. Modern Pharmaceutical Industry: A Primer offers an in-depth examination of the industry, providing a detailed look at the anatomy of a contemporary drug company. This helpful text describes the structure and functioning of a pharma company to help those unfamiliar with the workings understand better what goes on behind the scenes at a modern drug company. The divisions of the industry explored by Modern Pharmaceutical Industry: A Primer include: new drug discovery formulation and manufacture regulatory affairs clinical trials medical information contracts/legal sales/marketing finance and accounting generics OTC’s future trends/issues and much more! Modern Pharmaceutical Industry: A Primer is a valuable resource for new hires at United States pharmaceutical companies, upper level pharmacy students, graduate students in pharmacy administration, drug company management, and academic health center libraries.

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Author:   Thomas M. Jacobsen ,  Thomas M Jacobsen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Haworth Press Inc
ISBN:  

9780789034229

ISBN 10:   0789034220
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   31 January 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

About the Editors Contributors Preface Foreword Chapter 1. Drug Discovery: New Compounds (Tully Speaker) Chapter 2. Pharmaceutical Formulation (Steve Lonesky and Harris Levinson) Chapter 3. Analytical Testing and Development (Anthony Ekpe and Mary Jean Sawyer) Chapter 4. Manufacturing and Production (Dennis Williams and Sok Kang) Chapter 5. Ethics in Clinical Research (Michael McGraw and Adam George) Chapter 6. Clinical Research (Steven P. Gelone) Chapter 7. Regulatory Affairs (Kristie Stephens) Chapter 8. Medical Information (Tanya C. Knight-Klimas) Chapter 9. Drug Safety (Patrick McDonnell) Chapter 10. Legal and Intellectual Property (Michel F. Snyder) Chapter 11. Sales and Marketing (Richard Randall) Chapter 12. Finance (Brian Kearns) Chapter 13. Pharmaco-Economics and Outcomes Research (Albert I. Wertheimer) Chapter 14. Public Affairs (James Russo) Chapter 15. Generic Drugs (Kathleen Jaeger) Chapter 16. Over the Counter Drugs (David Spangler) Chapter 17. Future Industry Trends (Thomas Jacobsen and Albert Wertheimer) Index Reference Notes Included

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