Drug Design and Development (Paperback)

Chris Rostron

ISBN 10: 0198749317 / ISBN 13: 9780198749318

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020

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Paperback. Drug Design and Development outlines the processes involved in the design and development of new drugs and emphasises the significance of these processes to the practice of pharmacy. The book highlights why it is important that all practicing pharmacists, including those working in hospitals or high street stores, have a solid understanding of the process of the design and development of the drugs they interact with. It adopts anintegrated approach, formulated to complement courses which are designed in line with the General Pharmaceutical Council's new curriculum requirements. Furthermore, this is the only integratedtextbook to consider both drug design and development within one volume. Throughout the book, the journey of the drug, from discovery to market, is presented in an integrated fashion, emphasising the interconnection of all the processes involved. Drug Design and Development outlines the processes involved in the design and development of new drugs and emphasises the significance of these processes to the practice of pharmacy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Drug Design and Development (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198749317
• ISBN 13: 9780198749318
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Drug Design and Development outlines the processes involved in the design and development of new drugs and emphasises the significance of these processes to the practice of pharmacy. The book highlights why it is important that all practicing pharmacists, including those working in hospitals or high street stores, have a solid understanding of the process of the design and development of the drugs they interact with.

It adopts an integrated approach, formulated to complement courses which are designed in line with the General Pharmaceutical Council's new curriculum requirements.

Furthermore, this is the only integrated textbook to consider both drug design and development within one volume. Throughout the book, the journey of the drug, from discovery to market, is presented in an integrated fashion, emphasising the interconnection of all the processes involved.

About the Author

Chris Rostron, Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, Chairman of the Academic Pharmacy Forum and Deputy Chair of the Educational Expert Advisory Panel, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Dr Chris Rostron graduated in Pharmacy from Manchester University and completed a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry at Aston University. He gained Chartered Chemist status in 1975. After a period of post-doctoral research he was appointed as a lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry at Liverpool Polytechnic. He is now an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University. He was a member of the Academic Pharmacy Group Committee of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and chairman for the past 5 years. He is currently chairman of the Academic Pharmacy Forum and deputy chair of the Education Expert Advisory Panel of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. He is an external examiner in Medicinal Chemistry at a number of Schools of Pharmacy both in the UK and abroad. In 2008 he was awarded honorary membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain for services to Pharmacy education.