Law and the Regulation of Medicines

by Emily Jackson

Book Overview

The principal purpose of this book is to tell the story of a medicine's journey through the regulatory system in the UK, from defining what counts as a medicine, through clinical trials, licensing, pharmacovigilance, marketing and funding. The question of global access to medicines is addressed because of its political importance, and because it offers a particularly stark illustration of the consequences of classifying medicines as a private rather...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849461791
• ISBN13: 9781849461795
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"