Benefit-risk appraisal of medicines : a systematic approach to decision-making /

Benefit-risk assessment is at the centre of the approval process for every new medicine. The ability to assess the risks of a new medicine accurately and to balance these against the benefits the medicine could bring is critical for every regulatory authority and pharmaceutical company. Despite this...

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Main Author: Mussen, Filip
Other Authors: Salek, Sam, Walker, Stuart R., 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Benefit-risk assessment is at the centre of the approval process for every new medicine. The ability to assess the risks of a new medicine accurately and to balance these against the benefits the medicine could bring is critical for every regulatory authority and pharmaceutical company. Despite this there are very few tried and tested evaluative models currently available. The authors of this book have developed a new, pioneering tool for the assessment of benefits and risks for new medicines in development. This model utilises a multi-criteria decision analysis which involves selecting, scori.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470748114
0470748117
9780470748121
0470748125