Fundamentals of Drug Development 1st Edition

Your Comprehensive Guide to Drug Development

This book enables readers to understand the process of pharmaceutical research, its regulatory basis, and how it fits into the global healthcare environment. The book holistically helps readers and students of drug development appreciate the time and expense of the process and identifies the emerging trends shaping the future of drug development.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It discusses how to conduct pharmaceutical research and the context for how the industry fits into global healthcare.
• Key Topics: Sample topics covered in the book include drug development and its phases, decision-making processes, drug development milestones, and compound progression metrics.
• Broad Disciplines: It also covers the various disciplines involved along with an assessment of the complexity and risks associated across the stages of development.
• Learning Aids: To aid in seamless reader comprehension, the book includes a glossary of terms and a self-assessment quiz for each chapter at the end. PowerPoint slides are also available as an online ancillary for adopting professors.
• Broad Audience: Graduate students and professors teaching courses in drug development, drug discovery, pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemistry, and drug synthesis will be able to use this book as a complete resource for understanding all the complexities and nuances involved in the drug development process.