Drug Development: From Laboratory to Clinic

by Walter Sneader

Drug Development provides an overview of the skills required to solve diverse problems in the development of safe and effective medicines. Discusses the history of drug development, pharmaceutical research and development, production standards, problems encountered at the clinical testing stage of drug development and the extensive regulatory requirements in place to monitor drug testing. Outlines post-marketing surveillance strategies and how firms identify both the target for a particular drug and the populations at high risk of experiencing adverse reactions.

124 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1986