Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies - Hardcover

Wiley Technology

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047004098X ISBN 13: 9780470040980

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2006

Synopsis

Here is an all-encompassing reference tailored to the needs of research managers, chemists and biologists, clinical scientists, and executives in the pharmacology and biotechnology industry.  No other resource focuses on drug discovery and pharmaceutical research from this unique perspective combining scientific and business aspects of today's biotechnology.

Within every major therapeutic area, the Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies provides a general overview of the etiology and pathophsiology of the important disease indications. Then, you'll find a comprehensive analysis of currently approved drugs targeting these diseases, with information on mechanism of action, efficacy, side effects and future prospects. You'll also find product-by-product analyses of drugs currently in development, including mechanism of action, formulations, and detailed information on the status of clinical trials.

This reference also includes authoritative essays on key topics:

• The Drug Discovery Process—Overview
  [Dr. Hugo Kubinyi of the University of Heidelberg]
• Clinical Trials—Overview
  [Dr. Curtis L. Meinert, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Trials]

and detailed, market-oriented analyses of:

• Emerging Technologies and Business Opportunities
• Global Markets and National Policy
• New Opportunities in Drug Discovery and Pipeline Development

Also available in a regularly-updating online version. Visit www.interscience.wiley.com/mrw/cedt for more information.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A comprehensive resource for drug discovery and pharmaceutical research

The Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies brings together, for the first time in a single resource, the most current information on drug discovery and pharmaceutical research.

Within every major therapeutic area, and for over sixty diseases and indications, the Handbook provides:

• A detailed etiological and pathophysiological overview
• A comprehensive analysis of currently approved drugs targeting these diseases
• Product by product analyses of drugs currently in development
• Authoritative essays on key topics
• Detailed, market-oriented analyses of emerging technologies and business opportunities

Volumes 1– 4

• Immune System
• Infectious Diseases
• Metabolic Disorders
• Oncology
• Emerging Technologies and Markets

Volumes 5– 8

• Cardiology
• Central Nervous System
• Gastrointestinal
• Genitourinary
• Ophthalmologic
• Pain Treatment
• Respiratory
• Emerging Technologies and Markets

Also available in a regularly updated online version—visit www.interscience.wiley.com/mrw/cedt for more details

About the Author:

The Handbook's content has been prepared by independent pharmaceutical market research consultants. The authorship will, however, be presented as "Wiley".

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 047004098X
• ISBN 13: 9780470040980
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 2664