Attrition in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Reasons, Implications, and Pathways Forward

by Dennis A. Smith, Alexander Alex, C. John Harris

With a focus on case studies of R&D programs in a variety of disease areas, the book highlights fundamental productivity issues the pharmaceutical industry has been facing and explores potential ways of improving research effectiveness and efficiency.

Takes a comprehensive and holistic approach to the problems and potential solutions to drug compound attrition Tackles a problem that adds billions of dollars to drug development programs and health care costs Guides discovery and development scientists through R&D stages, teaching requirements and reasons why drugs can fail Discusses potential ways forward utilizing new approaches and opportunities to reduce attrition

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118679679
• ISBN13: 9781118679678
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"