Drug Discovery and Development

Section 1: Introduction: Development of the pharmaceutical industry Nature of disease and the purpose of therapy Therapeutic modalities Section 2: Drug discovery The drug discovery process: General principles and some case histories Choosing the project Choosing the target The role of genomics and bioinformatics High throughput screening The role of chemistry in the drug discovery process Pharmacokinetic issues in drug discovery Pharmacology: its role in drug discovery Biopharmaceuticals Patent issues in drug discovery Organisation of a large drug discovery department Section 3: Drug development: Introduction Assessing drug safety Pharmaceutical development Clinical development Protecting the assets: patenting and intellectual property Regulatory affairs Marketing the drug Section 4: Facts and figures: Drug discovery and development: Facts and figures