ABSTRACT

The pharmaceutical industry is on the verge of an exciting and challenging century. Advances in pharmaceutical sciences have dramatically changed the processes of discovery and development of new therapeutic drugs and, in turn, resulted in an extraordinary increase in the potential prophylactic and therapeutic interventions. In this atmosphere, an

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PART I Preparation for Clinical Trials

chapter 1|6 pages

Drug Discovery and Preclinical Research

chapter 2|14 pages

The Pharmacuetical Background

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PART II Regulatory Organization and Decision Making

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PART III Evaluation and Quality Assurance of Drugs and Biopharmaceuticals

chapter 12|10 pages

Drug Interactions

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PART IV Assessment of Cardiovascular Drugs

chapter 13|20 pages

Antianginal Drugs

chapter 14|36 pages

Antihypertensive Drugs

chapter 15|36 pages

Drugs for Treatment of Stroke

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PART V Assessment of Respiratory Drugs

chapter 16|10 pages

Antiasthmatic Drugs

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PART VI Assessment of Central Nervous System Drugs

chapter 17|18 pages

Anxiolytics and Hypnotics

chapter 18|10 pages

Antidepressants

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PART VII Assessment of Gastrointestinal and Liver Drugs

chapter 20|12 pages

Antiulcer Drugs

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PART VIII Assessment of Genitourinary Drugs

chapter 21|12 pages

Diuretics

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PART IX Assessment of Skin Drugs

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PART X Assessment of Metabolism Drugs

chapter 26|10 pages

Antidiabetic Drugs

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PART XI Assessment of Chemotherapeutic Drugs

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PART XII Assessment of Antiinflammatory and Pain Drugs