Pharmaceutical Medicine

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

ISSN: 0952-6862

Article publication date: 7 June 2013

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(2013), "Pharmaceutical Medicine", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 26 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2013.06226eaa.015

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing Limited


Pharmaceutical Medicine

Pharmaceutical Medicine

Article Type: Recent publications From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 26, Issue 5

Edited by Adrian Kilcoyne, Phil Ambery and Daniel O’ConnorOUPMay 2013ISBN: 978-0-19-960914-7

Keywords: Pharmaceutical medicine practice, Best practice in pharmaceutical medicine, Global perspectives in pharmaceutical medicine

  • Accessible, user-friendly and up-to-date handbook for all those working in the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Provides a broad overview of all topics relevant to the discipline of pharmaceutical medicine.

  • Has a global focus tailored to the needs of those working in international industry.

  • Reflects the syllabus for pharmaceutical medicine as laid out by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.

The breadth of the pharmaceutical medicine curriculum can be daunting, but this book is designed to navigate a path through the chaos. Providing a broad overview of all topics relevant to the discipline of pharmaceutical medicine, it gives you the facts in an accessible and user-friendly format.

With 136 chapters spread across eight sections, the text offers a thorough grounding in all aspects of the field, from regulatory control to trial-building and data management. This makes it a useful revision aid for exams as well as giving the reader a taster of areas of pharmaceutical medicine adjacent to their current role. For healthcare professionals already working in the field, the book offers a guiding hand in difficult situations as well as supplying access to the latest recommendations and guidelines. Comparing regulatory bodies and guidelines from around the world, it provides a truly global perspective that allows readers to confidently apply knowledge internationally.

Produced in the style of the accessible Oxford Handbook series with plenty of space for notes, it details the facts in a concise and readable format, without the reader having to dive through page upon page of dense text. Written by authors with over 20 years of experience in the industry, this comprehensive and authoritative guide provides a shoulder to lean on throughout your pharmaceutical career.

Contents include:

  • “Therapeutic drug monitoring”.

  • “Medicines regulation”.

  • “Clinical pharmacology”.

  • “Clinical development”.

  • “Statistics and data management”.

  • “Drug safety and pharmacovigilance”.

  • “Healthcare marketplace”.

  • “Therapeutics”.

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