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The author describes the process by which new drugs are tested and brought to market, including a provocative look at how AIDS activism stimulated the approval process in the USA.

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Author:   J. Drews
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780387985473

ISBN 10:   0387985476
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   27 May 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

Drugs, Patients and the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Role of Drugs in the Practice of Medicine ** The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Medical Use of Drugs ** THE HISTORY OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: The Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry ** Natural Substances as Drugs ** DRUG RESEARCH MERGING EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY: The Origins of Heterocyclic Chemistry ** Dyes as Drugs: The Birth of Chemotherapy ** TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND A PARADIGM SHIFT IN DRUG RESEARCH: Technological Advance--Positive Crises ** The Influence of Molecular Biology on Medicine ** A MEDICINE IN BORN-- RESERACH, DEVELOPMENT AND REGISTRATION: Research Strategies ** What is Development? ** Requirements for Drug Approval and Safety ** Development as Process ** MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION: DIRECTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Two Cultures ** Management of Research ** THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY ** Strategic Options ** Focus of Innovation: The Biotechnology Industry ** Centers of Innovation in the University ** Future Pharmaceuticals Scenarios ** Connections Between Basic Research and Pharmaceutical Innovation

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