Pharmaceutical Research and Development A Description and Analysis of the Process

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs.

Medical economics.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2001

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

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Pharmaceutical Research and Development

Publisher Number:

CRS-2001-RSI-0014

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