Safety Pharmacology in Pharmaceutical Development and Approval

by Shayne C. Gad

The Propulsid and Seldane drug disasters could have easily been avoided with more rigorous safety pharmacology studies of these compounds prior to any human clinical trials. Unfortunately, safety pharmacology has been overlooked by all but a few developers. With recent drug withdrawals from the market and the implementation of the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines, safety pharmacology will become a more important phase in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849313805
• ISBN13: 9780849313806
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.6"