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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mussen, Filip
Other Authors:	Salek, Sam, Walker, Stuart R., 1944-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Subjects:	Drugs > Testing. Pharmaceutical policy > Decision making. Decision making > Mathematical models. Mathematical models. Risk assessment. Drug Evaluation > standards Decision Support Techniques Models, Theoretical Risk Assessment
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Concept and scope of benefit-risk evaluation of medicines
Criteria for a benefit-risk model : a conceptual framework
Review of the current benefit-risk assessment models
Defining a systematic approach to decision making
Development and application of a benefit-risk assessment model based on multi-criteria decision analysis
A future framework for benefit-risk appraisal of medicines.