Pharmaceutical Research and Development : A Description and Analysis of the Process.

Describes and assesses the pharmaceutical R&D process and the factors that affect costs, including recent advances in biomedical research. Explains the biological basis for disease and the biological processes by which pharmaceuticals help combat disease. Outlines the pharmaceutical R&D proc...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Describes and assesses the pharmaceutical R&D process and the factors that affect costs, including recent advances in biomedical research. Explains the biological basis for disease and the biological processes by which pharmaceuticals help combat disease. Outlines the pharmaceutical R&D process of drug discovery, preclinical testing, clinical trials, and post approval monitoring. Addresses issues of Congressional concern, including drug development costs, the role of Federal biomedical R&D funding, and clinical trials.
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